Etymograph

English

Jordan

Jordan comes from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן ‘Jordan (river)’.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַרְדֵּןyardén‘Jordan (river)’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸορδάνηςIordánēs
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIordanēs
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1989Jordan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיַרְדֵּןyardén‘Jordan (river)’
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἸορδάνηςIordánēs
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIordanēs
  4. Englishearliest quotation 1989Jordan

Earliest quotation: 1989, Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry: “I call him Jordan and it will do. He…”

The story

The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן

Today it means

name A placename: A river in West Asia in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן / Jordan

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