Etymology

Judeo-

Today it means: Judean, Judaic, Jewish Full definition →

Latin iūdaeus ← Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος ← Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromיְהוּדָה“Judah”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸουδαῖος
  3. Latin · derived fromiūdaeus“Jewish”
  4. English todayJudeo-

From Latin iūdaeus (“Jewish”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehûdâ, “Judah”).

Words from the same roots

Latiniūdaeus all →

Judean

Ancient GreekἸουδαῖος all →

Judean

Biblical Hebrewיְהוּדָה all →

JudaismJudahJudayahJudezmo

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