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Where does “Agnus Dei” come from?

Agnus Dei (English) comes from Latin Agnus Dei, from Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Agnus Dei (English): A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass,...

Definitions

  1. A liturgical chant recited as part of the Mass,...

Ancestry of “Agnus Dei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAgnus DeiLiterally, "Lamb of God", a title applied by...
2Ancient GreekἈμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ—
3Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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