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Where does “Φίλιππος” come from?

Φίλιππος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Φίλιππος (Ancient Greek): fond of horses; lover of horses

Definitions

  1. fond of horses; lover of horses

Ancestry of “Φίλιππος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφίλιπποςfond of horses
2Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
3Ancient Greekἀτέλεια—
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Φίλιππος”

  • Philip
  • Phil
  • Phillips
  • Fill
  • Phillip
  • Phelps
  • Philips
  • Philippi
  • Phillipson
  • Philpot
  • Philpott
  • Filson
  • Philipps
  • Philp
  • Philipson
  • Phillipsburg
  • Philbin
  • Philippian
  • Filkins
  • Phipson
  • Phillott
  • Philpin
  • Phillpot
  • Filkin
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