Where does “amen” come from?

amen (Middle English) comes from Old English āmen, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

amen (Middle English): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

amen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English āmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāmenamen, so be it
2Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
3Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
4HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...

via Old French esmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmerto estimate; to work out through thought; to...
2Latinaestimōto determine the value of something; value, price, rate, appraise, assess; estimate, reckon, consider, judge
3Latinaestumoto value, rate, esteem

Words derived from “amen”

Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →