Where does “Sebeșu de Sus” come from?

Sebeșu de Sus (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 Sus”, step by step

Sebeșu de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian sebes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansebeswounded; fast, quick
2Hungariansebwound
3EnglishSebastian
4LatinSebastianus
5LatinSebastus
6Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
7LatinAugustusvenerable
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian sus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansusup
2Latinsursumabove; upwards, up
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-