Etymology

Judaic

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Today it means: Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion. Full definition →

Middle French judaique ← Latin Iūdaicus ← Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromיְהוּדָה“Judah”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸουδαϊκός
  3. Latin · borrowed fromIūdaicus
  4. Middle French · borrowed fromjudaique
  5. English todayJudaic

Borrowed from Middle French judaique (modern French judaïque) and its etymon Latin Iūdaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαϊκός (Ioudaïkós), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Hebrewיְהוּדָה all →

JudejudasJudaicaJudeaYehudagiudeccaJudecca

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