Where does “Jesusa” come from?
Jesusa (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Jesusa, from Spanish Jesús, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
Ancestry of “Jesusa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Jesusa | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Jesús | bless you, gesundheit |
| 3 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 5 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 6 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 8 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |