Where does “philippic” come from?
philippic (English) comes from Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
philippic (English): Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against...
Definitions
- Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against...
Ancestry of “philippic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | philippicus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | φιλιππικός | Philippicus, a name borne by an Emperor |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |