Where does “Samaria” come from?

Samaria (Portuguese) 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
Every word from Hebrew שָׁמַר →Every word from Hebrew שׁוֹמֵר →Every word from Hebrew שומרון →