Where does “Mateo” come from?

Mateo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Mateo, from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Mateo (Cebuano): Matthew, the apostle

Definitions

  1. Matthew, the apostle

Ancestry of “Mateo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMateoMatthew, the apostle
2Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
3Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “Mateo”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ →