Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 days agoNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up11.19K
arrow-up11.19KimageNow that's an interesting questionlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square94fedilink
minus-squareEnkrod@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 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.
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.