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Where does “Israelitish” come from?

Israelitish derives from English Israelite, from Latin Israelita, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραηλίτης, combining Ancient Greek Ἰσραηλ- (from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל) with the agent suffix -ῑ́της.

Israelitish (English): Israelite, Israelitic

Definitions

  1. Israelite, Israelitic

Ancestry of “Israelitish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishishPronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,...
2English-ishTypical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,...
3Middle English-ishAlternative form of -yssh
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
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