Where does “Pinkster” come from?
Pinkster (English) comes from Dutch Pinkster, from Middle Dutch pinxter, from Latin pentecoste, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Pinkster (English): Whitsuntide
Definitions
- Whitsuntide
Ancestry of “Pinkster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Pinkster | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | pinxter | — |
| 3 | Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |