Where does “Cătălinescu” come from?

Cătălinescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Cătălin, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Ancestry of “Cătălinescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianCătălin
2Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
3Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
4Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
5Ancient Greekhim
6Proto-Hellenichwe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek
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