Where does “Adonis” come from?

Adonis comes from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις, borrowed from Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤍, which derives from Proto-Semitic ʾadan-.

Adonis (English): A beautiful man

Definitions

  1. A beautiful man

Ancestry of “Adonis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἌδωνιςAdonis
2Phoenician𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤍lord
3Proto-Semiticʾadan-to rule, judge

Words derived from “Adonis”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ʾadan- →Every word from Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤍 →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις →