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Philoctete
Philoctete comes from Ancient Greek Φιλοκτήτης, from κτάομαι ‘to get, obtain, acquire, gain, win’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- ‘harmonious, friendly’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκτάομαιktáomai‘to get, obtain, acquire, gain, win’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΦιλοκτήτηςPhiloktḗtēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPhiloctetes
- Frenchc. 1600–presentPhiloctète
- EnglishtodayPhiloctete
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEκτάομαιktáomai‘to get, obtain, acquire, gain, win’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΦιλοκτήτηςPhiloktḗtēs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPhiloctetes
- Frenchc. 1600–presentPhiloctète
- EnglishtodayPhiloctete
Linked words
through Ancient Greek φίλος ‘that which is loved or important: beloved,…’
Today it means
name A surname from French.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- / Philoctete