myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of Iacobus

Etymology of the Latin word Iacobus

the Late Latin word Iacobus

derived from the Greek word Iakob, Ἰακώβ (Jacob (Jaakob), the progenitor of the Israelites)

derived from the Hebrew word ya'aqob

English Jacobite, English jacobite, English jacob, French jacobin, Spanish Diego

Word found in Late Latin