Where does “Pentecostal” come from?
Pentecostal derives from English Pentecost, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή meaning "fiftieth day," from πεντηκοστός, from πεντήκοντα "fifty," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe(d)ḱomt.
Pentecostal (English): Of, or relating to Pentecost; Of, or relating to...
Definitions
- Of, or relating to Pentecost; Of, or relating to...
Ancestry of “Pentecostal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentecost | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Pentecoste | Pentecost Christian holiday |
| 3 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 5 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |