Etymology

adamite

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Today it means: A descendant of Adam; a human being. Full definition →

English Adam ← Middle English Adam ← Old English Adam
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adamite · noun1

Named after French mineralogist Gilbert Joseph Adam (1795-1881) in 1866.

Adamite · noun, adjective2

  1. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  2. Hebrewאָדָם
  3. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  4. LatinĀdām
  5. Old EnglishAdam
  6. Middle EnglishAdam
  7. EnglishAdam
  8. English todayAdamite

From Adam + -ite.

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