English
Adam
Adam comes from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἈδάμAdám
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀdām
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Adam
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἈδάμAdám
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEĀdām
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Adam
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ
Today it means
name The first man and the progenitor of the human race.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ / Adam