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Where does “-mageddon” come from?

-mageddon (English) comes from English -geddon, from English armageddon, from English Armageddon, from Ancient Greek Ἁρμαγεδών, from Hebrew הר מגידו, from Hebrew הַר — mountain of.

-mageddon (English): Alternative form of -geddon

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -geddon

Ancestry of “-mageddon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-geddonDenoting a catastrophic event caused by or...
2EnglisharmageddonThe scene of a decisive conflict on a great...
3EnglishArmageddonthe end of the world
4Ancient GreekἉρμαγεδών—
5Hebrewהר מגידוmountain of Megiddo
6Hebrewהַרmountain of

Words derived from “-mageddon”

  • Snowmageddon
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