Where does “Agatha” come from?

Agatha derives from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή, from ἀγαθός meaning "good," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- through Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós.

Ancestry of “Agatha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAgathanow Agde
2Ancient GreekἈγαθή—
3Ancient Greekἀγαθόςgood, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;...
4Proto-Hellenicəgatʰósgood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanm̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ósmade great; whose deeds are great
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “Agatha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós →