Where does “aleluia” come from?

aleluia (Old Portuguese) comes from Ecclesiastical Latin alleluia, from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ — Praise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}.

Ancestry of “aleluia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ecclesiastical Latinalleluia—
2HebrewהַלְלוּיָהּPraise Yah; Praise {{l|en|Yah}}

Words derived from “aleluia”

Every word from Hebrew הַלְלוּיָהּ →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin alleluia →