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
- the Philippines; Philippines
Ancestry of “フィリピン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 菲律賓 | — |
| 2 | English | Philippines | — |
| 3 | French | Philippines | — |
| 4 | Spanish | Filipinas | {{l|en|Philippines}} |
| 5 | Spanish | Felipe | Philip biblical apostle |
| 6 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |