cherubim

The story

1. Hebrew · derived fromכְּרוּבִים
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromχερουβίν
3. Latin · derived fromcherūbīn
4. Old English · inherited fromcerubin
5. Middle English · inherited fromcherubin
6. English todaycherubim

From Middle English cherubin, cherubine, cherubym, cherubyn, cherybin, gerubin, jerubin, from Old English cerubin, cerubim, ceruphin, cherubin, from Latin cherūbīn, cherūbīm, from Ancient Greek χερουβίν (kheroubín), χερουβείν (kheroubeín), χερουβίμ (kheroubím), from Hebrew כְּרוּבִים (k'ruvím), from כְּרוּב (kruv) + ־ִים (-ím).

Words from the same roots