Words that come from Latin “iam”

99 words across 45 languages descend from Latin iam — including James, Jason, Jamie, Jameson, Jamestown, Jamieson, Seamus, Jace.

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English (22)

Latin (10)

Italian (6)

Old French (4)

French (3)

Esperanto (3)

Portuguese (3)

Spanish (3)

Middle French (2)

Friulian (2)

Cebuano (2)

Irish (2)

Interlingua (2)

Norman (2)

Old Portuguese (2)

Chinese (2)

Old Occitan (1)

Catalan (1)

Danish (1)

Swedish (1)

Volapük (1)

Galician (1)

Asturian (1)

Japanese (1)

Ido (1)

Indo-Portuguese (1)

Basque (1)

Middle English (1)

Haitian Creole (1)

Old Spanish (1)

Kayapó (1)

Finnish (1)

Ladino (1)

Walloon (1)

Franco-Provençal (1)

Pykobjê (1)

Yola (1)

Canela (1)

Champenois (1)

Apinayé (1)

Marshallese (1)

Tongan (1)

Chavacano (1)

Réunion Creole French (1)

Maltese (1)