Where does “содомия” come from?

содомия (Russian) comes from French sodomie, from Late Latin sodomia, from Latin Sodom, from Greek Σόδομα, from Hebrew סדם.

содомия (Russian): sodomy; buggery

Definitions

  1. sodomy; buggery

Ancestry of “содомия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsodomieanal sex, sodomy
2Late Latinsodomia—
3LatinSodom—
4GreekΣόδομα—
5Hebrewסדם—
Every word from Hebrew סדם →Every word from Greek Σόδομα →Every word from Latin Sodom →