Where does “Abelian” come from?

Abelian (English) comes from English Abel, from Middle English Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ, from Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Abelian (English): Alternative letter-case form of abelian; A member...

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of abelian; A member...

Ancestry of “Abelian”, step by step

Abelian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Abel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAbelThe son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain
2Middle EnglishAbel—
3LatinAbelAbel
4Ancient GreekἍβελAbel, the son of Adam
5Hebrewהֶבֶל—

via Norwegian Abel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianAbel—

Words derived from “Abelian”

Every word from Hebrew הֶבֶל →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ →Every word from Latin Abel →