Where does “Adam” come from?

Adam (Old English) comes from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

Adam (Old English): Adam Biblical character

Definitions

  1. Adam Biblical character

Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinĀdāmAdam
2Ancient GreekἀδάμAdam husband of Eve
3Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
4Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land

Words derived from “Adam”

Every word from Hebrew אדמה →Every word from Hebrew אָדָם →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ →