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Where does “Κάδμος” come from?

Κάδμος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Semitic q-d-m — to precede, come before.

Κάδμος (Ancient Greek): Cadmus

Definitions

  1. Cadmus

Ancestry of “Κάδμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before

Words derived from “Κάδμος”

  • cadmium
  • Cadmus
  • calamine
  • cadmia
  • cadmic
  • cadmiferous
  • organocadmium
  • cadmian
  • epicadmium
  • noncadmium
  • dicadmium
  • radiocadmium
  • cadmiuria
  • Cadmus
  • cadmia
  • cadmiis
  • Cadmo
  • calamine
  • cadmie
  • décalaminer
  • kadmijs
  • kadmium
  • kadmium
  • κᾰδμείᾱ
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