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־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי →