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, particularly George Bernard Shaw

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to the surname Shaw, particularly George Bernard Shaw

Ancestry of “shavianus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinShaviusShaw
2EnglishShawfor someone who lived by a small wood or copse
3Old Englishsceagacopse, thicket
4Proto-West Germanicskagō—
5Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
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