Where does “Philemon” come from?
Philemon derives from Ancient Greek Φιλήμων, from the adjective φιλήμων meaning fond of or loving, built from φιλέω to love and φίλος dear or beloved, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰil-.
Ancestry of “Philemon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | φιλήμων | kindly, affectionate |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |