Where does “-sam” come from?

-sam (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse -samr, from Old Norse samr, from Latin Samarītānus, from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

-sam (Norwegian Nynorsk): used to form adjectives

Definitions

  1. used to form adjectives

Ancestry of “-sam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-samr-some
2Old Norsesamrthe same; agreeing, of one mind; same
3LatinSamarītānus—
4Ancient GreekΣαμαρίτηςSamaritan
5Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
6Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “-sam”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμαρίτης →