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Where does “Abel” come from?

Abel (Middle English) comes from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ, from Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Ancestry of “Abel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAbel—
2Ancient GreekἍβελ—
3Hebrewהֶבֶל—

Words derived from “Abel”

  • Abel
  • Abelson
  • Abelian
  • Abelite
  • abelsonite
  • abelite
Every word from Hebrew הֶבֶל →