Where does “sébaste” come from?

sébaste (French) comes from Translingual Sebastes, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

sébaste (French): rockfish

Definitions

  1. rockfish

Ancestry of “sébaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSebastesgenus
2Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →