Where does “same” come from?
same (Middle English) comes from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
Ancestry of “same”, step by step
same traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse samr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | samr | the same; agreeing, of one mind; same |
| 2 | Latin | Samarītānus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σαμαρίτης | Samaritan |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 5 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |