Where does “フィリピン鷲” come from?
フィリピン鷲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese フィリピン, from Chinese 菲律賓, from English Philippines, from French Philippines, from Spanish Filipinas, from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος — together, one.
フィリピン鷲 (Japanese): a Philippine eagle
Definitions
- a Philippine eagle
Ancestry of “フィリピン鷲”, step by step
フィリピン鷲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese フィリピン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | フィリピン | the Philippines; Philippines |
| 2 | Chinese | 菲律賓 | — |
| 3 | English | Philippines | — |
| 4 | French | Philippines | — |
| 5 | Spanish | Filipinas | {{l|en|Philippines}} |
| 6 | Spanish | Felipe | Philip biblical apostle |
| 7 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Japanese 鷲
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鷲 | an eagle |