Etymology

Jesuit

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Today it means: A member of the Society of Jesus. Full definition →

New Latin Iēsūīta ← Latin Iēsūs ← Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
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  1. Biblical Hebrewהוֹשֵׁעַ (hoshéa, hōšḗaʿ)der.?
  2. Biblical Hebrewיְהוֹשֻׁעַ (y'hoshúa, yĕhōšúaʿ)
  3. Hebrewיֵשׁוּעַ (yeshúa, yēšū́aʿ)
  4. Ancient GreekἸησοῦς (Iēsoûs)
  5. LatinIēsūs
  6. New LatinIēsūīta
  7. English todayJesuit

Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.