Where does “Indo-Semitic” come from?
Indo-Semitic (English) comes from English Semitic, from English Semite, from German semitisch, from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Indo-Semitic (English): Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the...
Definitions
- Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the...
Ancestry of “Indo-Semitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Semitic | Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic... |
| 2 | English | Semite | A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic... |
| 3 | German | semitisch | Semitic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |