Etymograph

English

Ionești

Ionești comes from Romanian Ionești, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸωάννης
  2. Old Church SlavonicmodernІѡаннъ
  3. Romanianc. 1500–presentIon
  4. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentIonești
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸωάννης
  2. Old Church SlavonicmodernІѡаннъ
  3. Romanianc. 1500–presentIon
  4. Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentIonești
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name Various communes and villages in Romania.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης / Ionești