The story
- Aramaic · derived fromמַתַּי
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΜατθαῖος
- Latin · derived fromMatthaeus
- Old French · derived fromMathieu
- English todayMatthew
From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Compare Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Doublet of Mattathias.
Words from the same roots
LatinMatthaeus all →
Mateo
Ancient GreekΜατθαῖος all →
Mateo
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.