Where does “saints” come from?
saints (French) comes from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.
saints (French): masculine plural of saint
Definitions
- masculine plural of saint
Ancestry of “saints”, step by step