English
Gadarene
Gadarene comes from Late Latin Gadarēnus ‘an inhabitant of Gadara, Gadarene’, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew גֶּדֶר ‘wall’.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEגֶּדֶרgeḏer‘wall’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓάδαρα
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnós‘inhabitant of Gadara’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEGadarēnus‘an inhabitant of Gadara, Gadarene’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Gadarene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEגֶּדֶרgeḏer‘wall’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΓάδαρα
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnós‘inhabitant of Gadara’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEGadarēnus‘an inhabitant of Gadara, Gadarene’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000Gadarene
Earliest quotation: 2000, Greg Philo, The Guardian: “Television is a key influence on social culture, yet…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew גֶּדֶר
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Gadara (near modern-day Umm Qais, in Jordan).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew גֶּדֶר / Gadarene