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Where does “Jesus” come from?

Jesus (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Jesu, from Latin Iesus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע, from Hebrew יהושע, from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ — Salvation; Hosea.

Ancestry of “Jesus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseJesu—
2LatinIesusJesus
3Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
4Aramaicישוע—
5Hebrewישוע—
6HebrewיהושעJoshua
7HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea
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