Etymology

Hebraic

He·bra·ic
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Today it means: Of or relating to the Hebrew people, language, or culture. Full definition →

Middle English Ebrayk ← Late Latin hebraicu
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  1. Late Latinhebraicu
  2. Middle EnglishEbrayk
  3. English todayHebraic

Inherited from Middle English Ebrayk, Hebrak, Hebrayke, a learned borrowing from Late Latin hebraicus, borrowed from Medieval Greek Ἑβρᾰῐ̈κός (Hebrăĭ̈kós), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos, “Hebrew”). By surface analysis, Hebra- + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Ancient GreekἙβραῖος all →

HebrewHebraica

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