Where does “Sebastian” come from?

Sebastian comes from Latin Sebastianus, a name derived from the Greek adjective sebastos meaning "venerable" or "worthy of reverence."

Ancestry of “Sebastian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSebastianus—
2LatinSebastus—
3Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “Sebastian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →