Where does “santería” come from?
santería (English) comes from Spanish santería, from Spanish santero, 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.
santería (English): An Afro-Cuban religion, somewhat similar to...
Definitions
- An Afro-Cuban religion, somewhat similar to...
Ancestry of “santería”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | santería | santería |
| 2 | Spanish | santero | Excessively devoted to saints; saint |
| 3 | Spanish | Santo | Saint |
| 4 | Old Spanish | santo | sacred; consecrated; holy; godly |
| 5 | Old Spanish | sancto | — |
| 6 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 7 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 11 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |