Where does “聖夜” come from?
聖夜 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 聖, 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 — heel of the foot; heel.
聖夜 (Japanese): Christmas Eve
Definitions
- Christmas Eve
Ancestry of “聖夜”, step by step
聖夜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 聖
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 聖 | a very virtuous or godly person; a saint; the... |
| 2 | English | Saint | A title given to a saint, often prefixed to the... |
| 3 | Middle English | saint | — |
| 4 | Old English | sanct | saint |
| 5 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |