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.

Cadmus (English): A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet

Definitions

  1. A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet

Ancestry of “Cadmus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCadmusCadmus
2Ancient GreekΚάδμοςCadmus
3Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before
Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →Every word from Ancient Greek Κάδμος →Every word from Latin Cadmus →