Where does “Preadamism” come from?
Preadamism (English) comes from English Adam, from Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
Preadamism (English): The belief that there were human beings who...
Definitions
- The belief that there were human beings who...
Ancestry of “Preadamism”, step by step
Preadamism traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Adam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Adam | The first man and the progenitor of the human race |
| 2 | Middle English | Adam | Adam Biblical progenitor of humankind |
| 3 | Old English | Adam | Adam Biblical character |
| 4 | Latin | Ādām | Adam |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμ | Adam husband of Eve |
| 6 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 7 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |