Where does “Filippi” come from?
Filippi (Italian) comes from Latin Philippī, from Ancient Greek Φίλιπποι, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
Filippi (Italian): Philippi, an ancient city in Macedonia
Definitions
- Philippi, an ancient city in Macedonia
Ancestry of “Filippi”, step by step
Filippi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Philippī
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Philippī | Philippi ancient city in Macedonia and site of a famous battle |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Φίλιπποι | Philippi; a city in Macedon, founded by Philip II |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Φίλιππος | fond of horses; lover of horses |
| 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 |