Etymology
The origin of "anti-Semitic" terminologies is found in responses of Moritz Steinschneider to the views of Ernest Renan. As Alex Bein writes "The compound anti-Semitism appears to have been used first by Steinschneider, who challenged Renan on account of his 'anti-Semitic prejudices' [i.e., his derogation of the "Semites" as a race]".[6] Avner Falk similarly writes: 'The German word antisemitisch was first used in 1860 by the Austrian Jewish scolar Moritz Steinschneider (1816-1907) in the phrase antisemitische Vorureile (anti-Semitic prejudices). Steinschneider used this phrase to characterise the French philosopher Ernest Renan's false ideas about how "Semitic races" were inferior to "Aryan races"'.[7]
Looks like it was a jewish scholar, and he was wrong to use the word. Better wording would be anti-jew.
there is no "wrong" in etymology. The word anti semite DENOTES "anti jew" --in the lexicon
accepted as authoritative by all civilized people today-. Words are words by ACCEPTED
definition thru USAGE. Try not to be so stupid, Penelope------also----not only did you never
read the Talmud-----you were never in the same room with a volume of the Talmud. Stop
making a fool of yourself-----at least TRY