English Explanatory Dictionary

Adamic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling the Biblical character Adam.
name
  1. The language believed to have been spoken by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden in the biblical account of creation; considered by some traditions as the original or divine language from which all others descended.

Pronunciation

/əˈdæmɪk/ /ˈædəmɪk/

Word forms

Adamic

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Latin adamicusder. English Adamic From Adam + -ic, modelled on Latin adamicus.

Synonyms

Adamical

Derived words

Adamically Adamic earth Adamic stone post-Adamic pre-Adamic preadamic
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