Etymology

Tewahedo

Te·wa·he·do
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Today it means: Belonging or relating to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and/or the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Full definition →

Ge'ez ተዋሕዶ
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  1. Ge'ez · borrowed fromተዋሕዶ
  2. English todayTewahedo

Borrowed from Ge'ez ተዋሕዶ (täwaḥdo), related to አሐዱ (ʾäḥädu, “one”). Compare Arabic تَوْحِيد (tawḥīd).

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