Where does “Philadelphianism” come from?
Philadelphianism (English) comes from English Philadelphian, from English Philadelphia, from Latin Philadelphia, from Ancient Greek Φιλαδέλφεια, from Ancient Greek Φιλάδελφος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
Philadelphianism (English): The religious principles of the Philadelphians
Definitions
- The religious principles of the Philadelphians
Ancestry of “Philadelphianism”, step by step
Philadelphianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Philadelphian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Philadelphian | A person who originates from or lives in Philadelphia |
| 2 | English | Philadelphia | OS grid ref NZ3352 |
| 3 | Latin | Philadelphia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φιλαδέλφεια | Philadelphia, the name of a number of Ancient cities |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Φιλάδελφος | brother-loving |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
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 |