Where does “Sebeșu de Jos” come from?
Sebeșu de Jos (Romanian) comes from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-.
Ancestry of “Sebeșu de Jos”, step by step
Sebeșu de Jos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian sebes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | sebes | wounded; fast, quick |
| 2 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 3 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 7 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |