Where does “Abrahamic” come from?
Abrahamic comes from English Abraham plus the French suffix -ique, from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos, an adjectival suffix.
Abrahamic (English): Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; Descended...
Definitions
- Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; Descended...
Ancestry of “Abrahamic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | abraham | A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar |
| 2 | Middle English | Abraham | — |
| 3 | Old English | Abraham | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ābrahām | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀβραάμ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אַבְרָהָם | Abraham |