Where does “tijezi” come from?
tijezi (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole Jezi, from French Jésus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.
tijezi (Haitian Creole): godchild
Definitions
- godchild
Ancestry of “tijezi”, step by step
tijezi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Haitian Creole Jezi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | Jezi | Jesus |
| 2 | French | Jésus | Jesus |
| 3 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 5 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 6 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 7 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 8 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |