Where does “filipino” come from?
Filipino derives from Spanish filipíno, from Spanish Filipinas, with the diminutive suffix Spanish -ino from Latin -inus from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos.
filipino (English): A Philippine language used in the Philippines,...
Definitions
- A Philippine language used in the Philippines,...
Ancestry of “filipino”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | filipino | Filipino |
| 2 | Spanish | Filipinas | {{l|en|Philippines}} |
| 3 | Spanish | Felipe | Philip biblical apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 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 |