Where does “amen” come from?

Amen comes from Middle English amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "to" or "toward."

amen (English): At the end of religious prayers: so be it; In...

Definitions

  1. At the end of religious prayers: so be it; In...

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishamenamen
2Old Englishāmenamen, so be it
3Ecclesiastical Latinamen
4Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
5HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...

Words derived from “amen

Every word from Hebrew אמן