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Where does “Nazarene” come from?

Nazarene comes from Ancient Greek Ναζαρηνός, derived from Ancient Greek Ναζαρέθ, the name of a city in ancient Palestine.

Nazarene (English): Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people; Of or...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Nazareth or its people; Of or...

Ancestry of “Nazarene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝαζαρηνόςNazarene; of Nazareth
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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