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