Where does “anti-Semiticism” come from?
anti-Semiticism (English) comes from English Semiticism, from English Semitic, from English Semite, from German semitisch, from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.
anti-Semiticism (English): Synonym of anti-Semitism
Definitions
- Synonym of anti-Semitism
Ancestry of “anti-Semiticism”, step by step
anti-Semiticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Semiticism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Semiticism | Synonym of Semitism |
| 2 | English | Semitic | Of or pertaining to a subdivision of Afroasiatic... |
| 3 | English | Semite | A member of a modern people that speak a Semitic... |
| 4 | German | semitisch | Semitic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | Shem, one of the sons of Noah |
| 6 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 7 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |