Where does “Samarīa” come from?

Samarīa (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια, from Hebrew שומרון, from Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר, from Hebrew שָׁמַר — to guard.

Ancestry of “Samarīa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣαμάρειαSamaria
2HebrewשומרוןSamaria
3Hebrewשׁוֹמֵרguard
4Hebrewשָׁמַרto guard

Words derived from “Samarīa

Every word from Hebrew שָׁמַרEvery word from Hebrew שׁוֹמֵרEvery word from Hebrew שומרון