Where does “Jerusalém” come from?
Jerusalém (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Jerusalen, from Latin Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ, from Aramaic יְרוּשְׁלֶם, from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.
Ancestry of “Jerusalém”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | Jerusalen | — |
| 2 | Latin | Hierusalem | Jerusalem |
| 3 | Latin | Hierosolyma | Jerusalem |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰερουσαλήμ | — |
| 5 | Aramaic | יְרוּשְׁלֶם | — |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | יְרוּשָׁלַיִם | — |