Etymology

semimessianic

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Today it means: Somewhat or partly messianic. Full definition →

English messianic ← Middle English Messyas ← Latin Messīās
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  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. Englishmessianic
  14. English todaysemimessianic

From semi- + messianic.

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