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Where does “Abel” come from?

Abel (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese Abel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ, from Hebrew הֶבֶל.

Ancestry of “Abel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PortugueseAbel—
2LatinAbel—
3Ancient GreekἍβελ—
4Hebrewהֶבֶל—
Every word from Hebrew הֶבֶל →