Where does “Sânmedru” come from?

Sânmedru (Romanian) comes from Latin Demetrius, from Ancient Greek Δημήτριος, from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Sânmedru (Romanian): Saint Demetrius

Definitions

  1. Saint Demetrius

Ancestry of “Sânmedru”, step by step

Sânmedru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Demetrius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDemetrius
2Ancient GreekΔημήτριος
3Ancient GreekΔημήτηρDemeter
4Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
5Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Latin sānctus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
2LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
3Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
4Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
5HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
6Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr
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