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
- Literally, "Lamb of God", a title applied by...
Ancestry of “Agnus Dei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ | Lamb of God |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |