Where does “Iacób” come from?

Iacób (Old Irish) comes from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Iacób (Old Irish): Jacob one of the sons of Isaac and Rebekah

Definitions

  1. Jacob one of the sons of Isaac and Rebekah

Ancestry of “Iacób”, step by step

Iacób traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Iacobus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
2Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
3Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
4HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
5Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Late Latin Iacobus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ