Where does “major prophet” come from?
major prophet (English) comes from English prophet, from Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης, from Ancient Greek φημί, from Proto-Hellenic pʰā́mā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-meh₂.
major prophet (English): Any of the five longer prophetic books in the Old...
Definitions
- Any of the five longer prophetic books in the Old...
Ancestry of “major prophet”, step by step
major prophet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prophet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prophet | Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; Someone... |
| 2 | Middle English | prophete | A prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | prophete | prophet |
| 4 | Latin | prophēta | prophet, soothsayer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | προφήτης | one who speaks for and interprets the will of a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φημί | I speak, say; I say yes, agree, affirm, assert |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰā́mā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-meh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via English major
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | major | A military rank between captain and lieutenant... |
| 2 | French | major | major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned... |
| 3 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 4 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |