Where does “Palestinianism” come from?
Palestinianism (English) comes from English Palestinian, from English Palestine, from Latin Palaestīna, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστίνη, from Ancient Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.
Palestinianism (English): Advocacy for Palestinian nationalism,...
Definitions
- Advocacy for Palestinian nationalism,...
Ancestry of “Palestinianism”, step by step
Palestinianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Palestinian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Palestinian | Of, from, or pertaining to Palestine or the... |
| 2 | English | Palestine | A British colonial entity administering approximately the lands mentioned in definition 1 |
| 3 | Latin | Palaestīna | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστίνη | Philistia and the surrounding region |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Παλαιστῑ́νη | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 7 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |