Where does “Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον” come from?
Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πνεῦμα, from Ancient Greek πνέω, from Proto-Indo-European pnew- — to pant, breathe.
Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Ancient Greek): The Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit
Definitions
- The Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit
Ancestry of “Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον”, step by step
Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πνεῦμα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πνεῦμα | air; wind; breath |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πνέω | I blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |
via Ancient Greek ἅγιος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἅγιος | devoted to the gods; of things: sacred, holy; of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁yaǵ- | to sacrifice; to worship |
Words derived from “Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον”