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Where does “Sabrina” come from?

Sabrina (Latin) comes from Proto-Celtic Sabrinā, from Proto-Celtic samaros, from Proto-Celtic aros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

Sabrina (Latin): Severn

Definitions

  1. Severn

Ancestry of “Sabrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-CelticSabrinā—
2Proto-Celticsamarossummer fallow, uncropped and plowed land during...
3Proto-Celticarosploughing, ploughed land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-o-ploughing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “Sabrina”

  • sabrinus
  • Severn
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