Hamite

Alternative forms

• Khamite

Origin

Ham + -ite. Coined in the first half of the 19th century along with Semite and Japhetite and the adjectives Hamitic, Semitic, Japhetitic.

Full definition of Hamite

Noun

1. A descendant of Ham, son of Noah, a member of the nations or peoples supposedly descended from Ham, i.e. the North African and the Horn African peoples

Derived terms

• Hamitic