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
Ancestry of “antissemita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | semita | Semite; Semitic |
| 2 | Portuguese | sem | -less; without; without |
| 3 | Latin | Sem | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σήμ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | שֵׁם | Shem; name; name of |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |