Where does “aleluia” come from?

aleluia (Basque) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ — Praise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}.

aleluia (Basque): hallelujah! exclamation of praise to God

Definitions

  1. hallelujah! exclamation of praise to God

Ancestry of “aleluia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinalleluia—
2HebrewהַלְלוּיָהּPraise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}
Every word from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin alleluia →