Where does “Santo Estêvão” come from?
Santo Estêvão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese santo, from Old Portuguese santo, 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.
Santo Estêvão (Portuguese): Saint Stephen
Definitions
- Saint Stephen
Ancestry of “Santo Estêvão”, step by step
Santo Estêvão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese santo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | santo | holy, sacred; pure, immaculate, undefiled;... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | santo | — |
| 3 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 4 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 7 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 8 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |
via Portuguese Estêvão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Estêvão | Stephen |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Estevão | — |
| 3 | Latin | Stephanus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Στέφανος | In particular: Stephen, an early Christian martyr |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στέφω | I put around; I encircle, crown, wreath, garland |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | stékʷʰō | to enlace, crown, encircle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stegʷʰ- | to enlace |