Where does “Pinoy” come from?
Pinoy (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Pilipino, from Spanish filipino, from Spanish Filipinas, from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια — together, one.
Pinoy (Tagalog): a Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male
Definitions
- a Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male
Ancestry of “Pinoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | Pilipino | a Filipino; a citizen or local inhabitant of the Philippines and those descending from such, especially a male |
| 2 | Spanish | filipino | Filipino |
| 3 | Spanish | Filipinas | {{l|en|Philippines}} |
| 4 | Spanish | Felipe | Philip biblical apostle |
| 5 | Latin | Philippus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φίλιππος | fond of horses |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |