Where does “Semiticism” come from?
Semiticism (English) comes from English Semitic, from English Semite, from German semitisch, from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
Semiticism (English): Synonym of Semitism
Definitions
- Synonym of Semitism
Ancestry of “Semiticism”, step by step
Semiticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Semitic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Semitic | Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic... |
| 2 | English | Semite | A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic... |
| 3 | German | semitisch | Semitic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | Shem, one of the sons of Noah |
| 5 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |