Etymology

Syriacist

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Today it means: A specialist in Syriac language or Syriac studies. Full definition →

English Syriac ← Latin Syriacus ← Ancient Greek Συριακός (Suriakós)
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The story

  1. Akkadian𒀸𒋩𒆠 (Aššūr)
  2. Akkadian𒀾𒋗𒊏𒅀 (Aššūrāyu)
  3. Ancient GreekἈσσυρία (Assuría)aph.
  4. Ancient GreekΣυρία (Suría)
  5. Ancient GreekΣυριακός (Suriakós)
  6. LatinSyriacus
  7. EnglishSyriac
  8. English todaySyriacist

From Syriac + -ist.

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