Where does “adobe” come from?
adobe (French) comes from Spanish adobe, from Arabic طوب, from Coptic ⲧⲱⲃⲉ, from Demotic tb, from Egyptian ḏbt — brick, block, ingot.
adobe (French): adobe
Ancestry of “adobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | adobe | adobe |
| 2 | Arabic | طوب | brick, baked brick, adobe |
| 3 | Coptic | ⲧⲱⲃⲉ | brick, adobe |
| 4 | Demotic | tb | brick |
| 5 | Egyptian | ḏbt | brick, block, ingot |