Where does “joseph” come from?

joseph (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ, from Hebrew יוסף, from Hebrew הוֹסִיף — to add.

Ancestry of “joseph”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIōsēphus—
2Ancient GreekἸωσήφ—
3HebrewיוסףJoseph, husband of Mary, mother of Jesus
4Hebrewהוֹסִיףto add

Words derived from “joseph”

Every word from Hebrew הוֹסִיף →Every word from Hebrew יוסף →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ →