Etymology

Jethro

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Today it means: The father-in-law of Moses. Full definition →

Middle English Jethro ← Old English Iethrō ← Latin Iethrō
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromיִתְרוֹ
  2. Latin · derived fromIethrō
  3. Old English · inherited fromIethrō
  4. Middle English · inherited fromJethro
  5. English todayJethro

From Middle English Jethro, from Old English Iethrō, from Latin Iethrō, from Biblical Hebrew יִתְרוֹ (yitró).

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