Eve Definition
An unspecified primordial woman, from whom many or all people are descended.
Other Word Forms of Eve
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Origin of Eve
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From a variant of the Middle English noun even (itself from Old English ǣfen), with a pre-1200 loss of the terminal '-n', which was mistaken for an inflection. See also the now archaic or poetic even (“evening”), from the same source.
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Late Latin Ēva, Hēva from Hebrew ḥawwâ living, life from ḥāyâ to live ḥyw in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek Εὔα (Εua), from Classical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwah).
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Middle English variant of even even2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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A pun on eavesdropper.
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