Semite

The story

1. Biblical Hebrew · derived fromשם
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣήμ
3. Late Latin · derived fromSēm
4. English todaySemite

From Sem, Shem + -ite, from Late Latin Sēm, from Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Biblical Hebrew שם (šēm). Compare German Semit, New Latin Sēmīta, French Sémite /sémite.

Words from the same roots