Jeremias

The story

1. Hebrew · derived fromיִרְמְיָה“Jeremiah”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸερεμίας
3. Latin · borrowed fromJeremias
4. English todayJeremias

Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

Words from the same roots