Where does “Jesus” come from?

Jesus (Middle High German) comes from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Jesus (Middle High German): Jesus

Definitions

  1. Jesus

Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIēsusJesus
2Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
3AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
4HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
5HebrewיהושעJoshua
6HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “Jesus”

Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ →Every word from Hebrew יהושע →Every word from Hebrew ישוע →