Where does “Jesuitry” come from?
Jesuitry (English) comes from English Jesuit, from New Latin Iesuita, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
Jesuitry (English): Jesuitism; subtle argument
Definitions
- Jesuitism; subtle argument
Ancestry of “Jesuitry”, step by step
Jesuitry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Jesuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Jesuit | a member of the Society of Jesus; A crafty... |
| 2 | New Latin | Iesuita | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 5 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 6 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 8 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |