The story
- Spanish · derived fromFilipinas
- English todayFilippines
A hypercorrection of Philippines using F from its earlier etymon, Spanish Filipinas, for the sake of a similar equivalent to the unanglicized demonym, Filipino.
Words from the same roots
SpanishFilipinas all →
PhilippinesFilipinx
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.