Where does “sulfurian” come from?
sulfurian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
sulfurian (English): Describing minerals containing sulfur atoms
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing sulfur atoms
Ancestry of “sulfurian”, step by step
sulfurian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English sulfur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sulfur | A chemical element with an atomic number of 16;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sulphur | sulfur |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | sulfre | sulphur |
| 4 | Latin | sulphur | sulfur, brimstone; lightning |
| 5 | Latin | sulpur | Archaic form of sulphur |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swelplos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |