Where does “Brittana” come from?
Brittana (English) comes from English Santana, from Spanish Santana, from Spanish santa, from Old Spanish sancta, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — heel of the foot; heel.
Brittana (English): The ship of characters Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez from the television series Glee
Definitions
- The ship of characters Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez from the television series Glee
Ancestry of “Brittana”, step by step
Brittana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Santana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Santana | — |
| 2 | Spanish | Santana | — |
| 3 | Spanish | santa | feminine singular of santo; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | sancta | — |
| 5 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via English Brittany
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Brittany | The British Isles |
| 2 | Latin | Brittania | Britain |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Βρεττανία | the British Isles |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |