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Where does “Sebastiaan” come from?

Sebastiaan (Dutch) comes from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Sebastiaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSebastianus—
2LatinSebastus—
3Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
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