Etymograph

English

Manichaeus

Manichaeus comes from Latin Manichaeus ‘Manichaean’, and goes back to Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐ ‘Living Mani’.

  1. Classical Syriacmodernܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐMānī ḥayyā‘Living Mani’
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜανιχαῖοςManikhaîos‘a Manichaean’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEManichaeus‘Manichaean’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Classical Syriacmodernܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐMānī ḥayyā‘Living Mani’
  2. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜανιχαῖοςManikhaîos‘a Manichaean’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEManichaeus‘Manichaean’
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐ

Today it means

name Mani (founder of Manichaeism)

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Classical Syriac ܡܐܢܝ ܚܝܐ / Manichaeus

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