English
Sephardi
Sephardi comes from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי ‘Sephardic’, and goes back to ספרד.
- Hebrew1880s–presentספרד
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentסְפָרַדִּיs'faradí‘Sephardic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869Sephardi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentספרד
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentסְפָרַדִּיs'faradí‘Sephardic’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869Sephardi
Earliest quotation: 1869, Mrs. Finn., The Scattered Nation and Jewish Christian Magazine: “Their claim is at least so far acknowledged by…”
Every English word from Hebrew ספרד
Today it means
adj Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew ספרד / Sephardi