Where does “Toussaint” come from?

Toussaint (French) comes from French saint, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Toussaint (French): All Saints' Day

Definitions

  1. All Saints' Day

Ancestry of “Toussaint”, step by step

Toussaint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French saint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaintsaint; saintly
2Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
5Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via French tous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtousall; everybody; masculine plural of tout
2Middle Frenchtous—
3Old Frenchtozinflection of tot: ## oblique masculine plural ##...
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב →Every word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ →