Where does “Fillestina” come from?

Fillestina (Old English) comes from Late Latin Philistinus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστῖνοι, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

Ancestry of “Fillestina”, step by step

Fillestina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin Philistinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinPhilistinus
2Koine GreekΦυλιστῖνοι
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
5HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
6Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

via Old French Philistin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchPhilistin

Words derived from “Fillestina

Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי