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

  1. Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic...

Ancestry of “Semitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSemiteA member of a modern people that speak a Semitic...
2GermansemitischSemitic
3Ancient GreekΣήμShem, one of the sons of Noah
4HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
5Hebrewשמואל—
6Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Semitic”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew שֵׁם →