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
- august ruler, a senior court title in the late...
Ancestry of “σεβαστοκράτωρ”, step by step
σεβαστοκράτωρ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek σεβαστός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | σεβαστός | venerable, reverend, revered, august |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σεβάζομαι | to feel awe, revere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |