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Where does “San Antonio” come from?

San Antonio (English) comes from Spanish San Antonio, from Spanish San, from Spanish Santo, from Old Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “San Antonio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSan AntonioSaint Anthony
2SpanishSanSaint
3SpanishSantoSaint
4Old Spanishsanto—
5Old Spanishsancto—
6Latinsānctus—
7LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
8Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
9Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
10HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
11Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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