Where does “Hébreu” come from?
Hébreu (French) comes from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος, from Aramaic עִבְרַי, from Hebrew עִבְרִי, from Hebrew עבר — To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,...
Hébreu (French): Hebrew
Ancestry of “Hébreu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | Ebreu | — |
| 2 | Latin | hebraeus | Hebrew, Jewish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἑβραῖος | Hebrew, Israelite; a Hebrew, Israelite |
| 4 | Aramaic | עִבְרַי | Hebrew |
| 5 | Hebrew | עִבְרִי | Hebrew |
| 6 | Hebrew | עבר | To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,... |