English
Matthew
Matthew comes from Old French Mathieu, and goes back to Aramaic מַתַּי.
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמַתַּיmattay
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜατθαῖοςMatthaîos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMatthaeus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Mathieu
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Matthew
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמַתַּיmattay
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜατθαῖοςMatthaîos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMatthaeus
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400Mathieu
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Matthew
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw…”
Every English word from Aramaic מַתַּי
Today it means
name A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Aramaic מַתַּי / Matthew