Semitic" means "of the Semites". One of Noah's sons (from the Great Flood) was named Shem. He was the ancestor of the Jewish and Arabic people. "Shem" is rendered as "Sem" when used as a root word. So, a "Semite" means "a descendant of Shem". An anti-Semite, therefore, means someone who is against Semitic people (against Arabs and Judaic people). Anti-Semitic, therefore, technically means "an action or opinion that is against Jews and Arabs", although because of the German opinions in the late 19th century, and the want for a scientific-sounding term for Jew-hatred, the terms antisemite, antisemitic, and antisemitism tends to only refer to Jews alone.
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