Etymology

pseudomessiah

pseu·do·mes·si·ah
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Today it means: A false Messiah; someone falsely claiming to be the Messiah. Full definition →

English messiah ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Aramaicܡ ܫ ܚ
  6. Aramaicܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (məšīḥā)
  7. Hebrewמָשַׁח
  8. Biblical Hebrewמָשִׁיחַ (māšîaḥ)
  9. Ancient GreekΜεσσῑ́ᾱς (Messī́ās)
  10. LatinMessīās
  11. Middle EnglishMessyas
  12. Englishmessiah
  13. English todaypseudomessiah

From pseudo- + messiah.

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