Etymology

messianic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or resembling a messiah or the Messiah. Full definition →

English Messiah ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās
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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. English todaymessianic

From Messiah + -n- + -ic.

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