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Words, 1781–1859

Where the words in these arguments came from, who coined them and who argues over them.

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Words events by lane from 1781 to 1860OriginsBlank: The older words, before 1860Schlözer names the “Semitic” languages, 17811785179017951800180518101815182018251830183518401845185018551860
  1. 1781to 1859
    Thin record: The older words, before 1860

    German had older words for hatred of Jews, such as Judenhass. What they were, and when the new word displaced them, is not on the timeline yet.

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  2. 1781date uncertain
    Schlözer names the “Semitic” languages

    The German historian August Ludwig von Schlözer coined “Semitic” in 1781 for a family of related languages that includes Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac and Ethiopic. The sources here agree it began as a term for languages, not for peoples.

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