IOKOBOS to JAMES
Wayne Leman
wayne_leman at sil.org
Mon Aug 5 18:01:37 EDT 2002
"Tiago" is not Spanish or Portuguese for "James." It cannot be separated
from the complete word "Santiago." (Even though neither "tiago" nor "iago"
are Spanish or Portuguese words by themselves, etymologically, "iago"
derives from the Latin and Greek for "Jacob".) "San" by itself, of course,
means "saint," but the remainder of the word "Santiago" (Tiago) does not
mean "James." Spanish "Jacobo" and "Jaime" also mean "James." Obviously,
these are cognates with English "Jacob," and "James," respectively. The
disciple James in Spanish Bibles is sometimes referred to as Santiago and
sometimes as Jacobo. My father-in-law, James, was a missionary in Mexico for
thirty years and was known there as Don Jaime, where "don" is the term of
respect toward an adult male.
Wayne
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> Chuck, "Santiago" is actually "St.James" in Spanish.
> Tiago is the Spanish (and Portuguese as well)word for
> James. Best,
>
> Tony Costa
> Universtity of Toronto
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