Where does “semita” come from?

semita (Italian) comes from Italian Sem, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

semita (Italian): Semitic; Semite

Definitions

  1. Semitic; Semite

Ancestry of “semita”, step by step

semita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian Sem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianSemShem (a son of Noah)
2HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
3Hebrewשמואל—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

via Latin sēmita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēmitanarrow way, footpath, path, pathway
2Proto-Italicsēmitā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswé(d)—

Words derived from “semita”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Hebrew שמואל →Every word from Hebrew שֵׁם →
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