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Where does “Sevastopol” come from?

Sevastopol is the English name for a city whose Ukrainian name Севасто́поль derives from Greek roots meaning "venerable city."

Ancestry of “Sevastopol”, step by step

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