Etymology

heth

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Today it means: The eighth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic Áed ← Middle English heeth
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Heth · proper noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromheeth
  2. Scottish Gaelic · borrowed fromÁed
  3. English todayHeth

Likely of multiple origins, including: *From an anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Áed. *From Middle English heeth.

Heth · proper noun2

  1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromחֵת
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΧετταῖον
  3. Ecclesiastical Latin · derived fromEttheum
  4. English todayHeth

From Ecclesiastical Latin Ettheum, from Ancient Greek Χετταῖον (Khettaîon), from Biblical Hebrew חֵת (ḥēṯ).

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