Where does “Chaldée” come from?

Chaldée (French) comes from Middle French Chaldee, from Latin Chaldaeus, from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος, from Akkadian 𒅗𒀠𒌅.

Chaldée (French): Chaldean

Definitions

  1. Chaldean

Ancestry of “Chaldée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchChaldeeChaldea
2LatinChaldaeusChaldean, of or pertaining to the Chaldean/Assyrian/Syriac people
3Ancient GreekΧαλδαῖοςa Chaldean
4Akkadian𒅗𒀠𒌅—
Every word from Akkadian 𒅗𒀠𒌅 →Every word from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος →Every word from Latin Chaldaeus →
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