Where does “amen” come from?

amen (Polabian) comes from German Amen, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

amen (Polabian): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmenThe formula amen; amen
2Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
3Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
4HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...
Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →