Hebraica

The story

1. Aramaic · derived fromעִבְרַי“Hebrew”
2. Hebrew · derived fromעִבְרִי“Hebrew”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙβραῖος
4. Late Latin · learned borrowing fromHebraica
5. English todayHebraica

Learned borrowing from Late Latin Hebraica, neuter plural of Hebraicus (“Hebrew”), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī, “Hebrew”) (likely through Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray, “Hebrew”)), traditionally from עֵבֶר ('éver, “Eber”), the ancestor of the Israelites. By surface analysis, Hebra- + -ica.

Words from the same roots