Where does “Pentekoste” come from?
Pentekoste (Swahili) comes from English Pentecost, from Middle English Pentecoste, from Old English pentecosten, from Ecclesiastical Latin pentecoste, from Koine Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστή, from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστός, from Ancient Greek πεντήκοντα.
Pentekoste (Swahili): Pentecost
Definitions
- Pentecost
Ancestry of “Pentekoste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pentecost | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Pentecoste | Pentecost Christian holiday |
| 3 | Old English | pentecosten | Pentecost |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pentecoste | Alternative letter-case form of Pentēcostē |
| 5 | Koine Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστή | Pentecost - From the feast called Shavuot, which... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεντηκοστός | fiftieth |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεντήκοντα | fifty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | penkʷēḱomth₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *pénkʷedḱomt | — |