Where does “ヘブライ” come from?
ヘブライ (Japanese) comes from Portuguese hebreu, from Old Portuguese ebreo, from Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος, from Aramaic עִבְרַי, from Hebrew עִבְרִי, from Hebrew עבר — To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,...
ヘブライ (Japanese): Hebrew
Ancestry of “ヘブライ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | hebreu | Hebrew |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | ebreo | — |
| 3 | Latin | hebraeus | Hebrew, Jewish |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἑβραῖος | Hebrew, Israelite; a Hebrew, Israelite |
| 5 | Aramaic | עִבְרַי | Hebrew |
| 6 | Hebrew | עִבְרִי | Hebrew |
| 7 | Hebrew | עבר | To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,... |