Etymology

judas

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Today it means: A traitor; a person not to be trusted. Full definition →

Middle English Iudas ← Latin Iudas ← Ancient Greek Ἰούδας
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The story

  1. Hebrew · derived fromיְהוּדָה
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸούδας
  3. Latin · derived fromIudas
  4. Middle English · inherited fromIudas
  5. English todayJudas

From Middle English Iudas, from Latin Iudas, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδας (Ioúdas), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá). Doublet of Judah.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἸούδας all →

Judas Iscariot

Hebrewיְהוּדָה all →

JudeJudaicaJudeaYehudaJudaicgiudeccaJudecca

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.