Etymology

Sodom

So·dom
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Today it means: A city or place full of sin and vice. Full definition →

Old English Sodome ← Ancient Greek Σόδομα ← Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם
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The story

  1. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed fromסְדֹם
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΣόδομα
  3. Old English · derived fromSodome
  4. English todaySodom

Partially from Old English Sodome, Sodoma, partially from Ancient Greek Σόδομα (Sódoma), from the Biblical Hebrew סְדֹם (s'dóm). (Wadham College): Chosen for the rhyme.

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