Hamitic was first used by Ernest Renan in 1855 to refer to languages that appeared similar to the Semitic languages, but were not themselves provably a part of the family.
hæmˈɪɾɪk wʌz fˈɜːst jˈuːzd baɪ ˈɜːnɪst ɹᵻnˈæn ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv tə ɹᵻfˈɜː tə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz ðæt ɐpˈɪɹd sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə sɛmˈɪɾɪk lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, bˌʌt wɜː nˌɑːt ðɛmsˈɛlvz pɹˈuːvəbli ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fˈæmɪli.