Where does “Tetragrammaton” come from?
Tetragrammaton (English) comes from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματον, from Ancient Greek τετραγράμματος, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “Tetragrammaton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τετραγράμματον | a four-lettered word |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τετραγράμματος | having four letters |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |