israelite

Etymology

Came from Latin Isrāēlīta (“Israelite”), from Ancient Greek Ἰσρᾱηλῑ́της (Isrāēlī́tēs, “Israelite”), from Ἰσρᾱήλ (Isrāḗl, “Israel”), from Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yiśrāʼēl, “Israel”); on the surface it can be analysed as Israel plus -ite.