Where does “samaritano” come from?

samaritano (Italian) comes from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

samaritano (Italian): Samaritan (all senses)

Definitions

  1. Samaritan (all senses)

Ancestry of “samaritano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamarītānus—
2Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης →
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