English
Moses
Moses comes from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜωσῆςMōsês
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMōsēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Moses
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜωσῆςMōsês
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMōsēs
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Moses
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And the Lord came downe vpon mount Sinai, on…”
The story
Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian ms-s (msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian N35A (mw, “water”).disputed Scholars disagree here; the competing view is quoted as the source gives it.
Every English word from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς
Today it means
name The pharaonic patriarch who led the enslaved Hebrews out of Egypt, the brother of Aaron and Miriam described in the Book of Exodus and the Quran.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Μωσῆς / Moses