Where does “Phillipsburg” come from?
Phillipsburg (English) comes from English Phillips, from English Phillip, from English Philip, from Middle English Philip, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ- — together, one.
Ancestry of “Phillipsburg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Phillips | A Phillips screwdriver |
| 2 | English | Phillip | — |
| 3 | English | Philip | — |
| 4 | Middle English | Philip | — |
| 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 |