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Where does “フィリピン” come from?

フィリピン (Japanese) comes from Chinese 菲律賓, from English Philippines, from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas, from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω — together, one.

フィリピン (Japanese): the Philippines; Philippines

Definitions

  1. the Philippines; Philippines

Ancestry of “フィリピン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese菲律賓—
2EnglishPhilippines—
3FrenchPhilippines—
4SpanishFilipinas{{l|en|Philippines}}
5SpanishFelipe—
6LatinPhilippus—
7Ancient Greekφίλιπποςfond of horses
8Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
9Ancient Greekἀτέλεια—
10Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
11Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
12Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
13Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “フィリピン”

  • フィリピン共和国
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