Etymology

Adamsville

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Today it means: A city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. Full definition →

French ville ← Middle French ville ← Old French ville
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The story

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. EnglishAdams
  9. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  10. Proto-Italic*weikslā
  11. Latinvīlla
  12. Old Frenchville
  13. Middle Frenchville
  14. Frenchville
  15. English todayAdamsville

From Adams + -ville, named after John Adams.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.