Where does “Filipinization” come from?

Filipinization (English) comes from English filipino, from Spanish filipino, from Spanish Filipinas, from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια — together, one.

Filipinization (English): A nationalist movement and policy of local control in the Philippines; a policy of embracing native Philippine culture and control

Definitions

  1. A nationalist movement and policy of local control in the Philippines; a policy of embracing native Philippine culture and control

Ancestry of “Filipinization”, step by step

Filipinization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English filipino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfilipinoA citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such
2SpanishfilipinoFilipino
3SpanishFilipinas{{l|en|Philippines}}
4SpanishFelipePhilip biblical apostle
5LatinPhilippus
6Ancient Greekφίλιπποςfond of horses
7Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
8Ancient Greekἀτέλειαexemption from public burdens, immunity
9Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
10Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
11Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
12Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀ-Every word from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια