Where does “Aramaic” come from?

Aramaic comes from English Aram, from Hebrew ארם, the name of an ancient region and its inhabitants in the Levant.

Aramaic (English): Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet,...

Definitions

  1. Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet,...

Ancestry of “Aramaic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAramaicusAramean, Aramaic
2Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκόςAramean, Aramaic
3AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
4AramaicארמיאAramaean
5AramaicארםAram (son of Shem)

Words derived from “Aramaic

Every word from Aramaic ארם