Where does “aiming” come from?

aiming (English) comes from English aim, from Middle English amen, from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

aiming (English): present participle of aim; The act of one who...

Definitions

  1. present participle of aim; The act of one who...

Ancestry of “aiming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaimThe pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an...
2Middle Englishamenamen
3Old Englishāmenamen, so be it
4Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
5Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
6HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...

Words derived from “aiming”

Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →