Where does “Adam” come from?

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

Adam (Scots): Adam biblical figure

Definitions

  1. Adam biblical figure

Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishAdamAdam Biblical progenitor of humankind
2Old EnglishAdamAdam Biblical character
3LatinĀdāmAdam
4Ancient GreekἀδάμAdam husband of Eve
5Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
6Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land

Words derived from “Adam”

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