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Where does “Philathean” come from?

Philathean (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Philathean (English): Of or relating to the Philathea Bible classes; A...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Philathea Bible classes; A...

Ancestry of “Philathean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishān—
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
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