Where does “Pentecost” come from?
Pentecost derives from Old English pentecosten, from Ecclesiastical Latin pentecoste, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, meaning fiftieth, from πεντήκοντα, fifty, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe(d)ḱomt.
Ancestry of “Pentecost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Pentecoste | Pentecost Christian holiday |
| 2 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 4 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |