Etymograph

English

Santa Maria

Santa Maria comes from Portuguese Santa Maria, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִרְיָםmiryɔm
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמרים
  3. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾰρῐ́ᾱMărĭ́ā
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaria
  5. Portuguesec. 1500–presentSanta Maria
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEמִרְיָםmiryɔm
  2. Aramaicc. 1000 BCE–700 CEמרים
  3. Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEΜᾰρῐ́ᾱMărĭ́ā
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEMaria
  5. Portuguesec. 1500–presentSanta Maria
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin Maria

marry, marionette, 2 more

Today it means

name A city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם / Santa Maria