Where does “Pentecoste” come from?
Pentecoste (Middle English) comes from Old English pentecosten, from Ecclesiastical Latin pentecoste, from Koine Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European penkʷēḱomth₂, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷedḱomt.
Pentecoste (Middle English): Pentecost Christian holiday
Definitions
- Pentecost Christian holiday
Ancestry of “Pentecoste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 2 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 3 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |