Where does “Samaritan” come from?

Samaritan comes from Latin Samaritanus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρείτης, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρεία, from Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹנִים, the name of an ancient region and its inhabitants.

Samaritan (English): A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially...

Definitions

  1. A native, or inhabitant of Samaria; especially...

Ancestry of “Samaritan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamarītānus—
2Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “Samaritan”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης →