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Where does “āmen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “āmen”, step by step

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