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Where does “Iesuita” come from?

Iesuita (New Latin) comes from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “Iesuita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIēsus—
2Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
3Aramaicישוע—
4Hebrewישוע—
5HebrewיהושעJoshua
6HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “Iesuita”

  • Jesuit
  • Jesuitry
  • Jesuited
  • Jesuitess
  • bejesuit
  • Jesuitocracy
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