Where does “saints” come from?
Saints derives from English saint, from Latin sanctus meaning "holy," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- meaning "to sanctify."
saints (English): plural of saint; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of saint; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “saints”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | saint | A person whom a church or another religious group... |
| 2 | Middle English | seint | saint |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | seint | Alternative form of saint |
| 4 | Old French | saint | saint; holy; pious; devout |
| 5 | Latin | sānctus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |