Where does “camposanto” come from?
camposanto (Galician) comes from Galician santo, from Old Portuguese santo, 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.
camposanto (Galician): cemetery
Definitions
- cemetery
Ancestry of “camposanto”, step by step
camposanto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician santo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | santo | holy, sacred; saint |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | santo | — |
| 3 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 4 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 7 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |