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Where does “aden” come from?
aden (English) comes from Arabic عَدَن, from Akkadian idīnum, from Sumerian 𒂔 — Plain.
Ancestry of “aden”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
عَدَن
—
2
Akkadian
idīnum
desert, steppe, plain
3
Sumerian
𒂔
Plain
Words derived from “aden”
adenosis
adenectomy
Adenese
adenalgia
Adeni
એડન
polyadenosis
sialoadenectomy
dacryoadenectomy
fibroadenosis
sialadenosis
sialoadenectomize
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