Etymology

anti-semitic

an·ti·sem·it·ic

Today it means: Relating to or exhibiting anti-Semitism. Full definition →

German antisemitisch
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  1. German · calque ofantisemitisch
  2. English todayanti-Semitic

From anti- + Semitic; calque of German antisemitisch, which was first used in 1860 by Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider. For more see anti-Semitism.

Words from the same roots

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anti-Semite

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