Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 month agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareTryenjer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-230 days agoDiego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese. Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-230 days agoSan Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob
minus-squareGreatRam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·30 days agoSo Jacob and James come from the same origin?
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-229 days agoThat is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·29 days agoLeave it to the French to simply ignore a whole syllable in the middle of the word.
Diego (Diogo in Portuguese) is a modification of the name Tiago which in turn is the diminutive of Santiago which is the name of the apostle James in Spanish and Portuguese.
Maybe Saint Jim would convey the idea better?
San Diego <- Santiago <- Sant Iago <- Sanctus Iákōbos -> Sanct Iacobus -> Saint Iacomus -> Saint James
And Iákōbos from Hebrew Yaaqob
So Jacob and James come from the same origin?
That is correct. Greek Iakóbos to Latin Iacobus to Jakobus to late latin Jacomus to early French Jammes to english James
vs a more direct Yaaqob to Jacob or via Jakobus to Jacob
This also explains why the short form of James is Jim, via french Jaime
And how Jack and James and Jim and Jacob and Seamus and Thiego and Diego and Jaime and Giacomo, Iacopo and Hamish are all related.
Leave it to the French to simply ignore a whole syllable in the middle of the word.