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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.

Ancestry of “Palestine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Palestine”

  • Palestinian
  • Palestinianism
  • Palestinianization
  • Palestinianness
  • Palestinianist
  • anti-Palestinian
  • pan-Palestinian
  • de-Palestinianize
  • Afro-Palestinian
  • Anglo-Palestinian
  • mini-Palestinian
  • pre-Palestinian
  • Palestinology
  • Palestinologist
  • pro-Palestinian
  • un-Palestinian
  • de-Palestinianise
  • Palestinianize
  • Palestinianise
  • Palestinianisation
  • inter-Palestine
  • Palestinkian
  • Palestinianess
  • Pa-le-xtin
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