Where does “Nicholas” come from?

Nicholas (Middle English) comes from Old French Nicholas, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Nicholas (Middle English): associated with Saint Nicholas of Myra

Definitions

  1. associated with Saint Nicholas of Myra

Ancestry of “Nicholas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchNicholas—
2LatinNīcolāus—
3Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
4Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed

Words derived from “Nicholas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →
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