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Where does “Matthaeus” come from?

Matthaeus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Matthaeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜατθαῖος—
2Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
3HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
4Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Matthaeus”

  • Matthew
  • Matheson
  • Mathieson
  • Matheu
  • Mateo
  • Mateus
  • mattimyöhäinen
  • mattimeikäläinen
  • taskumatti
  • Matti
  • Mattila
  • Matej
  • Matouš
  • Matoušek
  • Mátthêu
  • Mathieu
  • Mateo
  • Mateo
  • Mateus
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →