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Etymology of the English word proselyte

the English word proselyte
derived from the Church Latin word proselytus (foreign, strange, come from abroad; proselyte, convert; converted heathen)
derived from the Greek word proselutos, προσήλυτος (an arriver from a foreign region; (specially), an acceder (convert) to Judaism ('proselyte'))

Date

The earliest known usage of proselyte in English dates from the 14th century.

Derivations in English

proselytize, proselyted, proselyting

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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