English Explanatory Dictionary

pre-Adamite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of any race that predates Adam.
  2. A believer in pre-Adamitism.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a race that predates Adam; pre-human.

Word forms

pre-Adamite pre-Adamites præ-Adamite more pre-Adamite most pre-Adamite

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- Proto-Semitic *ʔadam- Hebrew אָדָםbor. Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám)bor. Latin Ādāmlbor. Old English Adam Middle English Adam English Adam Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Adamite English pre-Adamite From pre- + Adamite.

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