Etymograph

English

Samaria

Samaria comes from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן.

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשֹׁמְרוֹןšōmrōn
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαμάρειαSamáreia
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamaria
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשֹׁמְרוֹןšōmrōn
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣαμάρειαSamáreia
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESamaria
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2023same form

Earliest quotation: 2023, Bethan McKernan, Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front: “Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Yoav Gallant said Israel…”

The story

Attested in Akkadian as 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (Sāmerīna).

Every English word from Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן

Today it means

name Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן / Samaria

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