Where does “Semitic” come from?
Semitic derives from English Semite, from French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Indo-European -kos, ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic sim-.
Semitic (English): Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic...
Ancestry of “Semitic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Semite | A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic... |
| 2 | German | semitisch | Semitic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 5 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
Words derived from “Semitic”