Where does “filisteo” come from?

filisteo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish philisteo, from Late Latin Philistaeus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστιείμ, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

filisteo (Spanish): philistine

Definitions

  1. philistine

Ancestry of “filisteo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SpanishphilisteoPhilistine
2Late LatinPhilistaeus
3Koine GreekΦυλιστιείμ
4Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים
5Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
6HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
7Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־שEvery word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁתEvery word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי