Where does “Maicon” come from?
Maicon (Portuguese) comes from English Michael, from Dutch Michaël, from Vulgar Latin Michael, from Latin Michahel, from Greek Μιχαήλ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל.
Ancestry of “Maicon”, step by step
Maicon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Michael
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Michael | the name of the biblical archangel |
| 2 | Dutch | Michaël | Michael the |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | Michael | — |
| 4 | Latin | Michahel | — |
| 5 | Greek | Μιχαήλ | the Archangel Michael |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 8 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 9 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via Old French maçon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 2 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 3 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |