Where does “Belzebub” come from?
Belzebub (Old English) comes from Latin Beelzebūb, from Ancient Greek Βεελζεβούλ, from Hebrew בעל זבוב, from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
Ancestry of “Belzebub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Beelzebūb | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Βεελζεβούλ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | בעל זבוב | fly-lord |
| 4 | Hebrew | בַּעַל | master; master, owner; lord, master; Baal |
| 5 | Proto-Semitic | baʿl- | lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;... |