Etymology

mammon

Mam·mon
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Today it means: The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence. Full definition →

Late Latin mammona ← Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς ← Aramaic מָמוֹנָא
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The story

  1. Aramaic · derived fromמָמוֹנָא“money, wealth”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαμωνᾶς
  3. Late Latin · derived frommammona“wealth”
  4. English todayMammon

From Late Latin mammona (“wealth”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek μαμωνᾶς (mamōnâs), from Aramaic מָמוֹנָא (māmōnā, “money, wealth”). Compare Hebrew מָמוֹן (mamón, “money”).

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