Where does “geena” come from?
geena (Portuguese) comes from English gehenna, from Ecclesiastical Latin gehenna, from Aramaic ܓܗܢܐ, from Classical Syriac ܓܝܗܢܐ, from Ancient Greek γέεννα, from Hebrew גֵּיהִנּוֹם, from Hebrew גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם — Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;...
geena (Portuguese): hell
Definitions
- hell
Ancestry of “geena”, step by step
geena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gehenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gehenna | Alternative letter-case form of Gehenna |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | gehenna | — |
| 3 | Aramaic | ܓܗܢܐ | — |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܓܝܗܢܐ | hell |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γέεννα | Gehenna |
| 6 | Hebrew | גֵּיהִנּוֹם | hell, literally valley of Hinnom |
| 7 | Hebrew | גַּיא בֶּן הִנֹּם | Valley of Hinnom's Son; Valley of Hinnom's son;... |
via Latin gehenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | gehenna | the Hinnom Valley; Gehenna, hell |