Where does “Samaria” come from?

Samaria (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch samaria, from Latin Samarīa, from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια, from Hebrew שומרון, from Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר, from Hebrew שָׁמַר — to guard.

Samaria (Dutch): Samaria ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and of the region Samaria

Definitions

  1. Samaria ancient capital of the northern kingdom of Israel and of the region Samaria

Ancestry of “Samaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsamaria—
2LatinSamarīa—
3Ancient GreekΣαμάρειαSamaria
4HebrewשומרוןSamaria
5Hebrewשׁוֹמֵרguard
6Hebrewשָׁמַרto guard
Every word from Hebrew שָׁמַר →Every word from Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר →Every word from Hebrew שומרון →