Where does “Philadelphia” come from?
Philadelphia comes from Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια, combining φίλος meaning "beloved" and ἀδελφός meaning "brother," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-.
Philadelphia (English): OS grid ref NZ3352
Definitions
- OS grid ref NZ3352
Ancestry of “Philadelphia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Philadelphia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Φιλαδέλφεια | Philadelphia, the name of a number of Ancient cities |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φιλάδελφος | brother-loving |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |