Where does “Semite” come from?

Semite comes from French sémite, from Latin Sem, from Ancient Greek Σημ, from Hebrew שֵׁם meaning "name," from Proto-Semitic šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic sim-.

Semite (English): A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic...

Definitions

  1. A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic...

Ancestry of “Semite”, step by step

Semite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German semitisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermansemitischSemitic
2Ancient GreekΣήμShem, one of the sons of Noah
3HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
4Hebrewשמואל
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

via Late Latin Sem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinSem

Words derived from “Semite

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew שֵׁם