Etymology

Cephas

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Today it means: The apostle Peter, using the name given to him by Jesus. Full definition →

Latin Cēphās ← Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς ← Aramaic כֵּיפָא
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The story

  1. Classical Syriac · derived fromܟܐܦܐ“stone, rock”
  2. Aramaic · derived fromכֵּיפָא
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΚηφᾶς
  4. Latin · borrowed fromCēphās
  5. English todayCephas

Borrowed from Latin Cēphās, from Ancient Greek Κηφᾶς (Kēphâs), from Aramaic כֵּיפָא/Classical Syriac ܟܐܦܐ (kēp̄ā, “stone, rock”).

Words from the same roots

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