Where does “Hamites” come from?

Hamites (Translingual) comes from Latin hāmitēs, from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

Hamites (Translingual): genus|a paraphyletic grouping of Cretaceous heteromorph ammonites}}

Definitions

  1. genus|a paraphyletic grouping of Cretaceous heteromorph ammonites}}

Ancestry of “Hamites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhāmitēs—
2Latin-ītēsadjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
3Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
4Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →