Where does “Jeremiah” come from?
Jeremiah comes from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας, from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה, a biblical proper name of uncertain etymology.
Jeremiah (English): A person who is pessimistic about the present and...
Definitions
- A person who is pessimistic about the present and...
Ancestry of “Jeremiah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Jēremīas | Jeremiae”}} (Book of) Jeremiah book of the |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερεμίας | Jeremiah, the Hebrew prophet |
| 3 | Hebrew | ירמיה | Jeremiah; Yahweh exalt |
| 4 | Hebrew | ־יהו | A theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in... |
| 5 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |