Why are Jews called 猶太人?

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I’m wondering where the Yóutàirén translation came from?

I know some translations like Jesus being 耶穌 is actually rather closer than the English pronunciation.

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In Taigi 猶太 is pronounced as Iu-thài. Translated from Latin Iudaeus.

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I wonder if Matteo Ricci might have coined it when he encountered the Jews in Kaifeng.

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