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🌱 Of Adam or origin 🗣️ Original language
Adamic

Adamic

1 9.9
A language that people in old stories say Adam spoke
  • noun
  • /əˈdæmɪk/
  • Literature
translation icon : adámico
  • Louis Adamic

Synonyms

protolanguage
vsAdamic
  • Specialized
9.9

An early form of speech that researchers recreate as the ancestor of related languages

is a religious idea of a divine first speech rather than a scientific reconstruction

Surface Forms

Adamic singular
Adamics plural

Morphology

Adamic = Adam (semi-transparent) = Adam + ic

The suffix '-ic' typically forms adjectives or nouns meaning 'relating to', but the specific reference to Adam or a supposed language requires cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Adamic comes from Adam, the 'first man' in religious stories, and it was used to name the supposed first language he spoke. Legends say this 'Adamic' tongue was the original speech of humans, so as a noun Adamic means that legendary first language.