Etymology

sodomite

So·do·mite
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Today it means: One who practices sodomy; a sodomist. Full definition →

Middle English sodomyte ← Old French Sodomite ← Latin sodomīta
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sodomite · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσοδομίτης
  2. Latin · derived fromsodomīta
  3. Old French · derived fromSodomite
  4. Middle English · inherited fromsodomyte
  5. English todaysodomite

From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.

Sodomite · noun2

From Sodom + -ite.

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