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philippic

The origin and history of philippic.

Etymology

It comes from Latin philippicus, from Ancient Greek φιλιππικός (philippikós), from Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) plus ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

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