Where does “philistinish” come from?
philistinish (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.
philistinish (English): Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art...
Definitions
- Like a philistine; lacking appreciation for art...
Ancestry of “philistinish”, step by step
philistinish 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |