Where does “Jesuit” come from?
Jesuit comes from New Latin Iesuita, a member of the Society of Jesus founded in the 16th century.
Jesuit (English): a member of the Society of Jesus; A crafty...
Definitions
- a member of the Society of Jesus; A crafty...
Ancestry of “Jesuit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | New Latin | Iesuita | — |
| 2 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 4 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 5 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 7 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |
Words derived from “Jesuit”