Where does “Palestine” come from?

Palestine derives from Latin Palaestina, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, ultimately from the Hebrew root פ־ל־ש.

Palestine (English): A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 1

Definitions

  1. A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 1

Ancestry of “Palestine”, step by step

Palestine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Palaestīna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalaestīna—
2Ancient GreekΠαλαιστίνηPhilistia and the surrounding region
3Ancient GreekΠαλαιστῑ́νη—
4HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
5Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

via Latin Palaestinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalaestinusPalestinian
2Ancient GreekΠαλαιστινόςPalestinian

Words derived from “Palestine”

Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη →