Etymology

messiahhood

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Today it means: The state of being the Messiah; Christhood. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *haiduz ← Proto-Indo-European *keyt- ← English Messiah
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The story

  1. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  2. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  3. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  4. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  5. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  6. LatinMessīās
  7. Middle EnglishMessyas
  8. EnglishMessiah
  9. Proto-Indo-European*keyt-
  10. Proto-Germanic*haiduz
  11. English todayMessiahhood

From Messiah + -hood.

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