Where does “sama” come from?
sama (Esperanto) comes from English same, from Middle English same, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
sama (Esperanto): equal; same; alike; unvarying
Definitions
- equal; same; alike; unvarying
Ancestry of “sama”, step by step
sama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English same
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | same | Not different or other; not another or others;... |
| 2 | Middle English | same | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 4 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |