Where does “Samaria” come from?

Samaria is an English name derived from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια, which was borrowed from Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן, a region in the Levant.

Samaria (English): samarium oxide

Definitions

  1. samarium oxide

Ancestry of “Samaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamarīa—
2Ancient GreekΣαμάρειαSamaria
3HebrewשומרוןSamaria
4Hebrewשׁוֹמֵרguard
5Hebrewשָׁמַרto guard

Words derived from “Samaria”

Every word from Hebrew שָׁמַר →