Where does “amen” come from?

amen (Tagalog) comes from Spanish amén, from Ecclesiastical Latin amen, from Ancient Greek ἀμήν, from Hebrew אמן — Used to express agreement with what was just...

amen (Tagalog): amen

Definitions

  1. amen

Ancestry of “amen”, step by step

amen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish amén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaménamen
2Ecclesiastical Latinamen—
3Ancient Greekἀμήνtruly, certainly; so be it
4HebrewאמןUsed to express agreement with what was just...

via Tagalog amin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogamin1st person exclusive possessive pronoun: our; 1st...
2Proto-Austronesianamən—
Every word from Hebrew אמן →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμήν →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin amen →