Where does “Gus” come from?
Gus is a shortened form of Augustus, which derives from Latin augustus meaning "majestic," itself from Latin augeo meaning "to increase," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
Gus (English): and its variants
Definitions
- and its variants
Ancestry of “Gus”, step by step
Gus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Gustav
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Gustav | The letter "G" in the Swedish spelling alphabet |
| 2 | Old Swedish | Gøtstaf | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gautstafr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | stafr | staff |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stabaz | staff, stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ- | to stand still; to harden |
via Greek Κωνσταντίνος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | Κωνσταντίνος | Constantine |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Κωνστᾰντῖνος | of Constantine; Constantine's |
| 3 | Latin | Constantinus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |