Where does “Σεβαστούπολη” come from?
Σεβαστούπολη (Greek) comes from Koine Greek σεβαστός, from Ancient Greek σεβάζομαι, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “Σεβαστούπολη”, step by step
Σεβαστούπολη traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Koine Greek σεβαστός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | σεβαστός | venerable, august; venerable, reverend, revered,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σεβάζομαι | to feel awe, revere |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Byzantine Greek Σεβαστούπολις
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Σεβαστούπολις | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |