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Where does “Cadmus” come from?

Cadmus comes from Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος, ultimately from Proto-Semitic q-d-m, a root of uncertain meaning.

Ancestry of “Cadmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCadmus—
2Ancient GreekΚάδμοςCadmus
3Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before
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