Where does “saintuaire” come from?

saintuaire (Old French) comes from Latin sanctuarium, 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.

saintuaire (Old French): sanctuary

Definitions

  1. sanctuary

Ancestry of “saintuaire”, step by step

saintuaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sanctuarium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsanctuariumprince's lockbox; shrine, sanctuary; relics of a...
2Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
5Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

via Late Latin sanctuarium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsanctuariuma sacred place, a shrine, a private cabinet, in...

Words derived from “saintuaire

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ