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Where does “Mattathias” come from?

Mattathias (English) comes from Latin Mattathiās, from Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Mattathias”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMattathiās—
2Ancient GreekΜᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς—
3Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
4HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
5Proto-Semitic*haway-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →