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Where does “Shavianus” come from?

Shavianus (Latin) comes from Latin Shavius, from English Shaw, from Old English sceaga, from Proto-West Germanic skagō, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

Shavianus (Latin): of or pertaining to the surname "Shaw",...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the surname "Shaw",...

Ancestry of “Shavianus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinShaviusShaw
2EnglishShaw—
3Old Englishsceagacopse, thicket
4Proto-West Germanicskagō—
5Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
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