Etymology

Baalist

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Today it means: A worshiper of Baal; a member of the pagan religion of Baalism. Full definition →

English Baal ← Proto-Semitic *baʕl- ← Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)
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The story

  1. Proto-Semitic*baʕl-
  2. Biblical Hebrewבַּעַל (báʿal)
  3. Ancient GreekΒᾰ́ᾰλ (Bắăl)
  4. Late LatinBaal
  5. Proto-Semitic*baʕl-
  6. Phoenician𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl)
  7. Proto-Semitic*baʕl-
  8. EnglishBaal
  9. English todayBaalist

From Baal + -ist.

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