Where does “São João Evangelista” come from?
São João Evangelista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese João, from Old Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Ancestry of “São João Evangelista”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | João | John, a common male given name |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Joan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |