The story
- Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּ (halləlū)
- Biblical Hebrewיָהּ (yɔh)
- Biblical Hebrewהַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh)
- Ancient Greekἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa)
- Latinallēlūia
- English todayalleluia
Learned borrowing from Latin allēlūia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλληλούϊα (allēloúïa), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halləlūyɔh, “praise the Lord”), from הַלְּלוּ (halləlū, “praise!”) + יָהּ (yɔh, “Lord, Jah”).
Words from the same roots
Latinallēlūia all →
alleluiatic
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.