Where does “-sam” come from?

-sam (Swedish) 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 (Swedish): -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns

Definitions

  1. -some; creating adjectives, mostly out of nouns

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