Where does “samaria” come from?

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

Ancestry of “samaria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamarīa
2Ancient GreekΣαμάρειαSamaria
3HebrewשומרוןSamaria
4Hebrewשׁוֹמֵרguard
5Hebrewשָׁמַרto guard

Words derived from “samaria

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