I. sə-ˈmi-tik also -ˈme- adjective
Etymology: German semitisch, from Semit, Semite Semite, probably from New Latin Semita, from Late Latin Semitic Shem
Date: 1813
1. : of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Semites
3. : Jewish
II. noun
Date: 1831
: any or all of the Semitic languages