Where does “Φιλαδέλφεια” come from?
Φιλαδέλφεια (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος, 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.
Φιλαδέλφεια (Ancient Greek): Philadelphia, the name of a number of Ancient cities
Definitions
- Philadelphia, the name of a number of Ancient cities
Ancestry of “Φιλαδέλφεια”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Φιλάδελφος | brother-loving |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |