Where does “Abadon” come from?

Abadon (Middle English) comes from Late Latin Abaddon, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών, from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן — destruction, ruin.

Ancestry of “Abadon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinAbaddon—
2Ancient GreekᾸ̓βᾰδδώνAbaddon, the destroying spirit mentioned in Revelation 9:11
3Biblical Hebrewאֲבַדּוֹןdestruction, ruin

Words derived from “Abadon”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן →Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών →Every word from Late Latin Abaddon →