Hamito-Semitic

[ ham-i-toh-suh-mit-ik ]

adjective

1. (no longer in technical use) Afroasiatic.

Hamito-Semitic

noun

1. a former name for Afro-Asiatic

adjective

1. denoting or belonging to this family of languages

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hamito-Semitic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; Hamit(ic) + -o- ( def ) + Semitic ( def )