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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

  1. philistine

Ancestry of “philistinic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPhilistineA non-Semitic person from ancient Philistia, a...
2Middle EnglishPhilistyne—
3Old EnglishFilistina—
4LatinPhilistinus—
5Koine GreekΦυλιστῖνοι—
6Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים—
7Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
8HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
9Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
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