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Where does “Agnus Dei” come from?

Agnus Dei (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, from Ancient Greek Θεός, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Agnus Dei (Latin): Literally, "Lamb of God", a title applied by...

Definitions

  1. Literally, "Lamb of God", a title applied by...

Ancestry of “Agnus Dei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ—
2Ancient GreekΘεόςGod
3Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
4Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

Words derived from “Agnus Dei”

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