English
Tobit
Tobit comes from Ancient Greek Τωβίτ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤωβίτTōbít
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Tobit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΤωβίτTōbít
- Englishearliest quotation 1611Tobit
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “I Tobit have walked all the days of my…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Τωβίτ
Today it means
name A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Τωβίτ / Tobit