Etymology

preadamic

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Today it means: Prior to the existence of the Adam (the first man, according to the Bible). Full definition →

English Adamic ← Latin adamicus ← Middle English Adam
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Semitic*ʔadam-
  10. Hebrewאָדָם
  11. Ancient GreekἈδάμ (Adám)
  12. LatinĀdām
  13. Old EnglishAdam
  14. Middle EnglishAdam
  15. EnglishAdam
  16. Latinadamicus
  17. EnglishAdamic
  18. English todaypreadamic

From pre- + Adamic.

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