Where does “Adam” come from?
Adam (Tok Pisin) comes from English Adam, from Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Ādām, from Ancient Greek ἀδάμ, from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.
Ancestry of “Adam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Adam | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Adam | — |
| 3 | Old English | Adam | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ādām | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀδάμ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | אָדָם | earth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person |
| 7 | Hebrew | אדמה | earth, soil, land |