Where does “philippize” come from?
philippize (English) comes from English philippic, 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- — together, one.
philippize (English): To support or advocate the cause of Philip of...
Definitions
- To support or advocate the cause of Philip of...
Ancestry of “philippize”, step by step
philippize traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English philippic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | philippic | Any of the discourses of Demosthenes against... |
| 2 | Latin | philippicus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλιππικός | Philippicus, a name borne by an Emperor |
| 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 Ancient Greek Φιλιππίζειν
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Φιλιππίζειν | — |