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Where does “Isrāēlīta” come from?

Isrāēlīta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της, from Ancient Greek Ἰσραήλ, from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל — Israel.

Ancestry of “Isrāēlīta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἸσρᾱηλῑ́τηςIsraelite
2Ancient GreekἸσραήλIsrael
3HebrewיִשְׂרָאֵלIsrael
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