Where does “Jesu” come from?

Jesu (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin Iesus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “Jesu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Jesu

Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַEvery word from Hebrew יהושעEvery word from Hebrew ישוע
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