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Leviathan

3 stages from Hebrew to English.

Today it means something of enormous size or power, especially a sea creature or institution
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Stage 1 of 3
livyatan
Hebrew · ancient
"a great sea monster"
a huge sea monster described in biblical texts
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Stage 2 of 3
leviathan
Late Latin · ancient
"a great sea monster"
adopted through the Latin translation of scripture
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Stage 3 of 3
leviathan
English · medieval
"an enormous and powerful thing or creature"
adopted through Bible translation, later used for anything huge and powerful
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