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

  1. Of or relating to both the Indo-European and the...

Ancestry of “Indo-Semitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSemiticOf or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic...
2EnglishSemiteA member of a modern people that speak a Semitic...
3GermansemitischSemitic
4Ancient GreekΣήμShem, one of the sons of Noah
5HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
6Hebrewשמואל
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew שֵׁם
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