Where does “Abaddon” come from?

Abaddon (English) comes from Middle English Abadon, from Late Latin Abaddon, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן — destruction, ruin.

Abaddon (English): The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon

Definitions

  1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon

Ancestry of “Abaddon”, step by step

Abaddon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English Abadon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAbadon—
2Late LatinAbaddon—
3Ancient GreekᾸ̓βᾰδδώνAbaddon, the destroying spirit mentioned in Revelation 9:11
4Biblical Hebrewאֲבַדּוֹןdestruction, ruin

via Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἈβαδδώνAbaddon
2Hebrewאבדוןdestruction, devastation, ruin, doom
3Hebrewא־ב־דForming words pertaining to loss

via Middle English Abbadon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAbbadon—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן →Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών →Every word from Late Latin Abaddon →