Where does “omen” come from?

omen (Slovincian) comes from Polish amen, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

omen (Slovincian): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “omen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishamenamen! (at the end of religious prayers)
2Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
3Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
4HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...
Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →