Where does “Strabo” come from?
Strabo derives from Ancient Greek Στρᾰ́βων, a proper name borne by the famous geographer and historian of the first century CE.
Strabo (English): (63/64 – ca. 24) Ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian from Amaseia in Pontus
Definitions
- (63/64 – ca. 24) Ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian from Amaseia in Pontus
Ancestry of “Strabo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Strabō | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Στράβων | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ών | forms words for places |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 5 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 6 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 7 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
| 8 | Turkish | ön | front |
| 9 | Ottoman Turkish | اوك | voice (of human or animal); sound |
| 10 | Proto-Turkic | ǖn | sound, voice |