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.
São João Evangelista (Portuguese): John the Evangelist, John the Divine
Definitions
- John the Evangelist, John the Divine
Ancestry of “São João Evangelista”, step by step
São João Evangelista traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese João
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | João | John, a common male given name |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Joan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via Portuguese São
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | São | forms the titles of male saints whose names begin... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | são | — |
| 3 | Latin | sānus | sound in body, healthy, whole, well |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swā-n- | healthy; whole; active; vigorous |
via Portuguese Evangelista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Evangelista | Evangelist |