The story
- Aramaic · derived fromשְׁאִילָא
- Ancient Greek · derived fromΣίλας
- Latin · derived fromSīlās
- English todaySilas
From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl, “Saul”). Doublet of Saul.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.