Where does “lips” come from?
lips (English) comes from English Philips, from English Philip, from Middle English Philip, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
lips (English): plural of lip; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of lip; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “lips”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Philips | — |
| 2 | English | Philip | One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons |
| 3 | Middle English | Philip | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |