myEtymology.com: English etymology of semitism

Etymology of the English word semitism

the English word semitism

derived from the English word Semite

derived from the New Latin word semita (path)

derived from the Greek word Sem, Σήμ (Sem (Shem), a patriarch)

derived from the Hebrew word shem

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mei-

using the English suffix -ism

derived from the French suffix -ism

derived from the Latin suffix -ismus

derived from the Greek suffix -ismos, -ισμός

suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")