Where does “philhellenic” come from?
philhellenic (English) comes from English Phil, 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.
philhellenic (English): Loving Greek culture
Definitions
- Loving Greek culture
Ancestry of “philhellenic”, step by step
philhellenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Phil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Phil | Abbreviation of philosophy; short form of... |
| 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 |
via English Hellenic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hellenic | Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλληνικός | Hellenic, Greek; like the Greeks |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | The Greeks in Dodona |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | seat |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |