Where does “typhoonic” come from?
typhoonic (English) comes from English typhoon, from Portuguese tufão, from Arabic طُوفَان, from Classical Syriac ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ.
typhoonic (English): Of or relating to a typhoon
Definitions
- Of or relating to a typhoon
Ancestry of “typhoonic”, step by step
typhoonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typhoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typhoon | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific... |
| 2 | Portuguese | tufão | typhoon |
| 3 | Arabic | طُوفَان | storm, flood; storm; typhoon; storm, deluge,... |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܛܰܘܦܳܢܳܐ | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |