Where does “Hebrewist” come from?
Hebrewist (English) comes from English Hebrew, from Middle English Ebreu, from Old French Ebreu, from Latin hebraeus, from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος, from Aramaic עִבְרַי, from Hebrew עִבְרִי, from Hebrew עבר — To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,...
Hebrewist (English): A scholar who is expert in the Hebrew language
Definitions
- A scholar who is expert in the Hebrew language
Ancestry of “Hebrewist”, step by step
Hebrewist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hebrew
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hebrew | Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or... |
| 2 | Middle English | Ebreu | — |
| 3 | Old French | Ebreu | — |
| 4 | Latin | hebraeus | Hebrew, Jewish |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἑβραῖος | Hebrew, Israelite; a Hebrew, Israelite |
| 6 | Aramaic | עִבְרַי | Hebrew |
| 7 | Hebrew | עִבְרִי | Hebrew |
| 8 | Hebrew | עבר | To pass, to cross; To move; To undergo,... |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |