Where does “Elizabethan” come from?
Elizabethan derives from Elizabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע, with the English suffix -an ultimately from Proto-Italic -os via Latin formations.
Elizabethan (English): Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth; A...
Definitions
- Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth; A...
Ancestry of “Elizabethan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Elizabeth | popular since the 16th century |
| 2 | Middle English | Elizabeth | Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 4 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 5 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |