Where does “Filipinize” come from?

Filipinize (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.

Filipinize (English): To make something into a Filipino

Definitions

  1. To make something into a Filipino

Ancestry of “Filipinize”, step by step

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