Where does “Sephardi” come from?

Sephardi comes from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי, derived from Hebrew סְפָרַד, a biblical place name traditionally identified with the Iberian Peninsula.

Sephardi (English): a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language...

Definitions

  1. a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language...

Ancestry of “Sephardi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewסְפָרַדִּי—
2Hebrewסְפָרַד—
Every word from Hebrew סְפָרַד →Every word from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי →