Where does “Sebastian” come from?
Sebastian (Romanian) comes from Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “Sebastian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Sebastiano | — |
| 2 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 5 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |