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Where does “Judeo-Aramaic” come from?

Judeo-Aramaic (English) comes from English Aramaic, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם.

Ancestry of “Judeo-Aramaic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAramaicReferring to the Aramaic language, alphabet,...
2LatinAramaicus—
3Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκός—
4AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
5Aramaicארמיא—
6Aramaicארם—
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