The story
- Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
- Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
- Hebrewמָשַׁח
- Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
- Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
- LatinMessīās
- English todayMessias
From Latin Messīās, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Μεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās), from Aramaic משיחא (məšīḥā), from Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ, “anointed”).
Words from the same roots
LatinMessīās all →
messiah
Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ all →
messiah
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.