Where does “Philippian” come from?
Philippian (English) comes from English Philippi, from Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
Philippian (English): Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi; Someone...
Definitions
- Of, from, or pertaining to, Philippi; Someone...
Ancestry of “Philippian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Philippi | — |
| 2 | Latin | Philippī | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φίλιπποι | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Φίλιππος | fond of horses; lover of horses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | — |
| 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 |