Where does “filisteu” come from?

filisteu (Catalan) comes from Late Latin Philistaeus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστιείμ, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

filisteu (Catalan): philistine

Definitions

  1. philistine

Ancestry of “filisteu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinPhilistaeus
2Koine GreekΦυλιστιείμ
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי
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