Where does “messiah” come from?

Messiah comes from Middle English Messyas, from Latin Messias, from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας, from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ meaning anointed one.

messiah (English): The one who is ordained by God to lead the people...

Definitions

  1. The one who is ordained by God to lead the people...

Ancestry of “messiah”, step by step

messiah traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English Messyas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMessyasThe Messiah as mentioned in the Old Testament
2LatinMessiasthe Messiah, Christ
3Ancient GreekΜεσσίαςMessiah or Christ; the Anointed one
4AramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐMessiah, Christ
5Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַanointed

via Middle English Messie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMessie—

via Middle English Messy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishMessy—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ →Every word from Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ →Every word from Ancient Greek Μεσσίας →