Where does “Ipătescu” come from?

Ipătescu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Ipate, from Romanian Ipatie, from Ancient Greek Ὑπάτιος, from Ancient Greek ὕπατος, from Ancient Greek ὑπό, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Ancestry of “Ipătescu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianIpate
2RomanianIpatieconsulate
3Ancient GreekὙπάτιος
4Ancient Greekὕπατοςhighest, uppermost; consul
5Ancient Greekὑπό
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Ancient Greek ὑπό