Where does “искариот” come from?
искариот (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰσκαριώτης, from Latin sīcārius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
искариот (Russian): Iscariot
Definitions
- Iscariot
Ancestry of “искариот”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἰσκαριώτης | Iscariot, a byname of the biblical Judas, one of the apostles of Jesus of Nazareth in the gospels of the Christian Bible |
| 2 | Latin | sīcārius | assassin, contract killer, murderer |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |