Where does “ábatasamur” come from?
ábatasamur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic samur, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
ábatasamur (Icelandic): profitable
Ancestry of “ábatasamur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | samur | same |
| 2 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 3 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 6 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |