Where does “Baal” come from?

Baal comes from Late Latin Baal, from Ancient Greek Βάαλ, from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl-.

Baal (English): A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC

Definitions

  1. A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC

Ancestry of “Baal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBaalBaal
2Ancient GreekΒάαλBaal, a Canaanite deity (referred to biblically as a symbol of idolatry)
3Hebrewבַּעַלmaster; master, owner; lord, master; Baal
4Proto-Semiticbaʿl-lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...

Words derived from “Baal”

Every word from Proto-Semitic baʿl- →Every word from Hebrew בַּעַל →Every word from Ancient Greek Βάαλ →