Hebrew

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1. Hebrew · derived fromעִבְרִי
2. Aramaic · derived fromעִבְרַי
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙβραῖος
4. Latin · derived fromHebraeus
5. Old French · derived fromEbreu
6. Middle English · derived fromEbreu
7. English todayHebrew

From Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin Hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Aramaic עִבְרַי (ʿiḇray), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (ʿiḇrī́). The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Bartholomew (ultimately from Latin Bartholomaeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-).

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