Where does “Xeremías” come from?

Xeremías (Galician) comes from Latin Jēremīas, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας, from Hebrew ירמיה, from Hebrew ־יהו, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Xeremías (Galician): Jeremiah a prophet

Definitions

  1. Jeremiah a prophet

Ancestry of “Xeremías”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinJēremīasJeremiae”}} (Book of) Jeremiah book of the
2Ancient GreekἸερεμίαςJeremiah, the Hebrew prophet
3HebrewירמיהJeremiah; Yahweh exalt
4Hebrew־יהוA theophoric suffix, meaning "the Lord", used in...
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-Every word from Hebrew יהוהEvery word from Hebrew ־יהו