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Where does “Sem” come from?

Sem (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Sem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣήμ—
2HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
3Hebrewשמואל—
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Sem”

  • Semitic
  • Semitism
  • Semite
  • philosemitic
  • allosemitism
  • Semitist
  • Semiticism
  • Semitization
  • Semitology
  • Semitize
  • Proto-Semitic
  • anti-Semiticism
  • Shemitism
  • anti-Semitic
  • prosemite
  • anti-Semitically
  • Semitological
  • Indo-Semitic
  • Hamito-Semitic
  • sémite
  • sémitisme
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