Where does “” come from?

聖 (Japanese) comes from English Saint, from Middle English saint, from Old English sanct, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב — heel of the foot; heel.

(Japanese): a very virtuous or godly person; a saint; the...

Definitions

  1. a very virtuous or godly person; a saint; the...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Saint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSaintA title given to a saint, often prefixed to the...
2Middle Englishsaint
3Old Englishsanctsaint
4Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
5LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
6Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
7Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
8HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
9Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseSunday
2Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
3Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

via Japanese 知り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese知り

Words derived from “

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ