Etymograph

English

Preadamism

From pre- + Adam + -ism.

Formed from pre + Adam + ism

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Latin prae ‘in front of’

English pre

Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ

Latin Ādām

Old English Adam

Middle English Adam

English Adam

Today it means

noun The belief that there were human beings who existed before the Biblical Adam.

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

Etymograph / Preadamism