Where does “philistinic” come from?
philistinic (English) comes from English Philistine, from Middle English Philistyne, from Old English Filistina, from Latin Philistinus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστῖνοι, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת — migrate, invade.
philistinic (English): philistine
Definitions
- philistine
Ancestry of “philistinic”, step by step
philistinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Philistine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Philistine | A non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | Philistyne | — |
| 3 | Old English | Filistina | the Philistines genitive |
| 4 | Latin | Philistinus | — |
| 5 | Koine Greek | Φυλιστῖνοι | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | פְּלִשְׁתִּים | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | פְּלִשְׁתִּי | a Philistine; Philistine |
| 8 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 9 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |