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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | filipino | A citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines, or descendant of such |
| 2 | Spanish | filipino | Filipino |
| 3 | Spanish | Filipinas | {{l|en|Philippines}} |
| 4 | Spanish | Felipe | Philip biblical apostle |
| 5 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English ization
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ization | — |