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Where does “antissemita” come from?

antissemita (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese semita, from Portuguese sem, from Latin Sem, from Ancient Greek Σήμ, from Hebrew שֵׁם, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

antissemita (Portuguese): anti-Semite

Definitions

  1. anti-Semite

Ancestry of “antissemita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesesemitaSemite; Semitic
2Portuguesesem-less; without; without
3LatinSem—
4Ancient GreekΣήμ—
5HebrewשֵׁםShem; name; name of
6Hebrewשמואל—
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →