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Where does “Moisés” come from?

Moisés (Portuguese) comes from Latin Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה — Moses.

Ancestry of “Moisés”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMōȳsēs—
2Ancient GreekΜωϋσῆς—
3Ancient GreekΜωυσῆς—
4HebrewמֹשֶׁהMoses

Words derived from “Moisés”

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