Where does “sem” come from?

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

sem (Portuguese): -less; without; without

Definitions

sem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	Sem	—
2	Ancient Greek	Σήμ	Shem, one of the sons of Noah
3	Hebrew	שֵׁם	Shem; name; name of
4	Hebrew	שמואל	—
5	Hebrew	שְׁמוּאֵל	—

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	sen	—
2	Latin	sine	without; second-person singular present active...
3	Proto-Indo-European	swé	self