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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseJoãoJohn, a common male given name
2Old PortugueseJoan
3LatinIōhannēs
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via Portuguese São

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSãoforms the titles of male saints whose names begin...
2Old Portuguesesão
3Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

via Portuguese Evangelista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseEvangelistaEvangelist
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון