Where does “Sebișel” come from?
Sebișel (Romanian) comes from Romanian Sebiș, from Hungarian sebes, from Hungarian seb, from English Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus.
Ancestry of “Sebișel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Sebiș | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | sebes | wounded; fast, quick |
| 3 | Hungarian | seb | wound |
| 4 | English | Sebastian | — |
| 5 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 8 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |