Etymology of the English word Semite
the English word
Semitederived from the New Latin word
semita (path)
derived from the Greek word
Sem, Σήμ (Sem (Shem), a patriarch)
derived from the Hebrew word
shemderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mei-Date
The earliest known usage of Semite in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
semitism,
semitist
