Where does “Tetragrammatonic” come from?
Tetragrammatonic (English) comes from English Tetragrammaton, 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...
Tetragrammatonic (English): Of or relating to the Tetragrammaton
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Tetragrammaton
Ancestry of “Tetragrammatonic”, step by step
Tetragrammatonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tetragrammaton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tetragrammaton | The word in four Hebrew letters יהוה (in transliteration as YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously rendered as Yahweh or Jehovah |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τετραγράμματον | a four-lettered word |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τετραγράμματος | having four letters |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράμμα | that which is written, that which is drawn,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |