Where does “amens” come from?

amens (English) comes from English amen, 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...

amens (English): plural of amen; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of amen; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “amens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamenAt the end of religious prayers: so be it; In...
2Middle Englishamenamen
3Old Englishāmenamen, so be it
4Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
5Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
6HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...
Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →