Where does “philisteo” come from?
philisteo (Old Spanish) comes from Late Latin Philistaeus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστιείμ, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.
philisteo (Old Spanish): Philistine
Definitions
- Philistine
Ancestry of “philisteo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Philistaeus | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Φυλιστιείμ | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | פְּלִשְׁתִּים | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | פְּלִשְׁתִּי | a Philistine; Philistine |
| 5 | Hebrew | פְּלֶשֶׁת | Philistia, land of the Philistines |
| 6 | Hebrew | פ־ל־ש | migrate, invade |