Where does “sionisme” come from?

sionisme (French) comes from German Zionismus, from German Zion, from Old High German Sion, from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Koine Greek Σῑών, from Hebrew צִיּוֹן — Zion.

sionisme (French): Zionism

Definitions

  1. Zionism

Ancestry of “sionisme”, step by step

sionisme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zionismus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZionismusZionism
2GermanZion—
3Old High GermanSion—
4Ecclesiastical LatinSion—
5Koine GreekΣῑών—
6HebrewצִיּוֹןZion

via Hungarian sió

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansióraging mountain stream
2LatinSionwater parsley (Sium latifolium)
3Ancient Greekσίονwater parsnip

Words derived from “sionisme”

Every word from Hebrew צִיּוֹן →Every word from Koine Greek Σῑών →Every word from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion →