Where does “Pentecostalism” come from?
Pentecostalism derives from English Pentecostal, from English Pentecost, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from πεντηκοστός meaning fiftieth, from πεντήκοντα meaning fifty.
Pentecostalism (English): Christian religious movement that emphasizes the...
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- Christian religious movement that emphasizes the...
Ancestry of “Pentecostalism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentecostal | Of, or relating to Pentecost; Of, or relating to... |
| 2 | English | Pentecost | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Pentecoste | Pentecost Christian holiday |
| 4 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 6 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |