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Where does “Ester” come from?

Ester (Portuguese) comes from Latin Esthēr, from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ, from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר.

Ancestry of “Ester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinEsthēr—
2Ancient GreekἘσθήρ—
3Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—
Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →