Where does “São Sebastião” come from?

São Sebastião (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese São, from Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- — healthy; whole; active; vigorous.

São Sebastião (Portuguese): Saint Sebastian

Definitions

  1. Saint Sebastian

Ancestry of “São Sebastião”, step by step

São Sebastião traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese São

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSãoforms the titles of male saints whose names begin...
2Old Portuguesesão—
3Latinsānussound in body, healthy, whole, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswā-n-healthy; whole; active; vigorous

via Portuguese Sebestião

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseSebestião—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swā-n- →Every word from Latin sānus →Every word from Old Portuguese são →