Where does “jeremiade” come from?
jeremiade (Dutch) comes from French jérémiade, from French Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה, from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
jeremiade (Dutch): moaning, lamentation; jeremiad
Definitions
- moaning, lamentation; jeremiad
Ancestry of “jeremiade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | jérémiade | moaning, whining; jeremiad |
| 2 | French | Jérémie | Jeremiah prophet |
| 3 | Latin | Ieremias | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | ירמיה | Jeremiah; Yahweh exalt |
| 5 | Hebrew | ־יהו | A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in... |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |