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Where does “Mateus” come from?

Mateus (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Mateus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmatthaeus—
2Ancient GreekΜατθαῖος—
3Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
4HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
5Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Mateus”

  • Mateus
  • Mátthêu
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →