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Where does “hāmitēs” come from?
hāmitēs (Latin) comes from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
Ancestry of “hāmitēs”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
-ītēs
adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
2
Ancient Greek
-ῑ́της
belonging to; member of; member of a group
3
Biblical Hebrew
אֶפְרָיִם
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Words derived from “hāmitēs”
Hamites
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