The story
- Hebrew · derived fromיִשְׂרָאֵל“Israel”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromἸσρᾱηλῑ́της“Israelite”
- Latin · derived fromIsrāēlīta“Israelite”
- English todayIsraelite
From the Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from the Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from the Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); by surface analysis, Israel + -ite.
Words from the same roots
Hebrewיִשְׂרָאֵל all →
Israel
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.