Where does “Evita” come from?
Evita is a Spanish diminutive of Eva, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα, from Hebrew חַוָּה, traditionally understood as meaning "life" or "living."
Ancestry of “Evita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Evita | — |
| 2 | Spanish | -ita | Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words... |
| 3 | Spanish | -ito | Forms diminutives of nouns; Forms names of... |
| 4 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |