Where does “Philips” come from?

Philips derives from English Philip, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος, combining φίλος meaning friend with a root ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos horse.

Ancestry of “Philips”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Philip	—
2	Middle English	Philip	—
3	Ancient Greek	φίλιππος	fond of horses
4	Ancient Greek	φιλέω	I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
5	Ancient Greek	ἀτέλεια	—
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

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