Where does “Maimonides” come from?
Maimonides (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Maimonides (Latin): Maimonides
Definitions
- Maimonides
Ancestry of “Maimonides”, step by step
Maimonides traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Μαϊμωνίδης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Μαϊμωνίδης | The Ancient Greek form of the surname of the medieval Sephardic Jewish philosopher Maimonides |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ίδης | son of |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Arabic اِبْن مَيْمُون
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اِبْن مَيْمُون | — |