In the Christian Bible and in many other places, I have heard that the word "woman" came because God created woman (Eve) from the "womb" of man. (Adam). wo (from "womb") + man (Adam) = wo-man. Is this true?
2007-01-20 05:58:48 · 11 answers · asked by ViVa La inDiA 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not at all.
2007-01-20 06:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "woman" is an English word, not a bibical one. I'm sure the word is not the same in Amaraic.
I believe the word came about because the word "man" was originally a human being. To find a word for a female, the people came up with " a human with a womb"- - - a womb man, woman.
2007-01-20 14:09:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the man is Human, a species of God's creation. A woman is Human, with a womb. One is without and one is with. Male and female.
2007-01-20 14:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eve came from Adam's rib not his womb.
2007-01-20 14:02:58 · answer #4 · answered by lover of Jehovah and Jesus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of that is true. a rib was taken from adam to creat woman. it didnt come from the womb.
2007-01-20 14:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not true. The word "woman" according to both Weakleys' and Barnhart's etymological dictionaries came from Ango-Saxon "wif-man."
The "womb-man" story is folk etymology.
2007-01-20 14:04:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, a woman is a man with a womb. Wombman
2007-01-20 14:02:08 · answer #7 · answered by chocolatebunny 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the church I grew up on said it was because Eve brought WOE to MAN
2007-01-20 14:03:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about female? "Female" because women came from males' feet?
2007-01-20 14:01:54 · answer #9 · answered by FAUUFDDaa 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Every language is different so no.
2007-01-20 14:09:40 · answer #10 · answered by Near of DN 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋