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Where does “Jeremias” come from?

Jeremias (English) comes from Latin Jēremīas, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας, from Hebrew ירמיה, from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Jeremias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinJēremīas—
2Ancient GreekἸερεμίας—
3HebrewירמיהJeremiah; Yahweh exalt
4Hebrew־יהוA theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-—
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