Where does “Sostrate” come from?

Sostrate (French) comes from Middle French Sostrate, from Latin Sōstratus, from Ancient Greek Σώστρατος, from Ancient Greek σῶς, from Proto-Hellenic *twáwos.

Ancestry of “Sostrate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchSostrate
2LatinSōstratus
3Ancient GreekΣώστρατος
4Ancient Greekσῶςsafe, sound, whole; safe, healthy, intact; safe...
5Proto-Hellenic*twáwos
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *twáwosEvery word from Ancient Greek σῶςEvery word from Ancient Greek Σώστρατος