Where does “Janežič” come from?
Janežič (Slovene) comes from Slovene janež, from German Aneis, from Latin Aeneis, from Latin Aenēas, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Ancestry of “Janežič”, step by step
Janežič traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Slovene janež
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovene | janež | anise (Pimpinella anisum) |
| 2 | German | Aneis | — |
| 3 | Latin | Aeneis | — |
| 4 | Latin | Aenēas | — |
| 5 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |