The term Semitic for the Semitic languages had already been coined in 1781 by August Ludwig von Schlözer, following an earlier suggestion by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in 1710.
ðə tˈɜːm sɛmˈɪɾɪk fɚðə sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz hæd ɔːlɹˌɛdi bˌɪn kˈɔɪnd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn baɪ ˈɔːɡəst lˈʌdwɪɡ vˈɑːn ʃlˈɜːzɚ, fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ sədʒˈɛstʃən baɪ ɡˈɑːtfɹid wˈɪlhɛlm lˈeɪbnɪz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn.