Roots
Wayne Leman
wleman at mcn.net
Sun Jan 7 12:56:18 EST 2001
Dagoberto asked:
>
> Philist[ine] = "belonging to [LAND of]"
> Palest[ine] = "belonging to [LAND of]"
>
> Thirdly; is there any link between these words?
Yes, most likely. The two English words came into English via different
etymological histories. It appears that both English words derive from the
original Semitic word for the people called by this name, for whom the land
was later named.
Wayne
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Wayne Leman
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