Where does “sant” come from?
sant (Friulian) comes 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.
sant (Friulian): holy, sacred; saint
Definitions
- holy, sacred; saint
Ancestry of “sant”, step by step
sant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sānctus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 2 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 5 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 6 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Latin Spiritus Sanctus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Spiritus Sanctus | The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον | The Holy Ghost, the Holy Spirit |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πνεῦμα | air; wind; breath |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πνέω | I blow; to breathe; 458 BCE, Aeschylus, The... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pnew- | to pant, breathe |