preadamic

English

Alternative forms

• preadamitic
• preadamitical
• pre-Adamic

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 *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

Latin adamicusder.

English Adamic

English preadamic

From pre- + Adamic.

Adjective

preadamic (not comparable)

1. Prior to the existence of the Adam (the first man, according to the Bible).

   Coordinate term: postadamic

   preadamic era

   preadamic garden

   preadamic universe

References

• “preadamic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• paramedic