abaddon

abaddon · noun¹

1. Hebrew · derived fromאבדון“destruction, abyss”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἈβαδδών“Abaddon”
3. English todayabaddon

UK C19. From Abaddon, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἀβαδδών (Abaddṓn, “Abaddon”), from Hebrew אבדון (ābaddōn, “destruction, abyss”), from אבד (ābad, “to be lost, to perish”).

Abaddon · proper noun²

1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromאֲבַדּוֹן“destruction; ruin”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromᾸ̓βᾰδδών
3. Late Latin · derived fromAbaddōn
4. Middle English · inherited fromAbadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon
5. English todayAbaddon

From Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from Late Latin Abaddōn, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών (Ăbăddṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”), from אבד (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• First attested from 1350 to 1470 The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
• Late 17ᵗʰ century. Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.