Where does “jesuitt” come from?

jesuitt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin Jesuita, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

jesuitt (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Jesuit

Definitions

  1. a Jesuit

Ancestry of “jesuitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinJesuita—
2LatinIēsusJesus
3Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
4AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
5HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
6HebrewיהושעJoshua
7HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

Words derived from “jesuitt”

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