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Where does “σεβαστοκράτωρ” come from?

σεβαστοκράτωρ (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σεβαστός, from Ancient Greek σεβάζομαι, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

σεβαστοκράτωρ (Byzantine Greek): august ruler, a senior court title in the late...

Definitions

  1. august ruler, a senior court title in the late...

Ancestry of “σεβαστοκράτωρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσεβαστόςvenerable, reverend, revered, august
2Ancient Greekσεβάζομαιto feel awe, revere
3Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “σεβαστοκράτωρ”

  • sebastokrator
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