Etymology

Ecclesiastes

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Today it means: A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. Full definition →

Middle English Ecclesiastes ← Latin Ecclēsiastēs ← Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromקָהָל
  2. Hebrew · derived fromקֹהֶלֶת
  3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἘκκλησιαστής
  4. Latin · derived fromEcclēsiastēs
  5. Middle English · inherited fromEcclesiastes
  6. English todayEcclesiastes

From Middle English Ecclesiastes, from Latin Ecclēsiastēs, from Ancient Greek Ἐκκλησιαστής (Ekklēsiastḗs) according to the Septuagint. The Greek word is a loan translation of Hebrew קֹהֶלֶת, from Hebrew קָהָל.

Words from the same roots

LatinEcclēsiastēs all →

ecclesiast

Ancient GreekἘκκλησιαστής all →

ecclesiast

Hebrewקָהָל all →

kahal

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.