Where does “Sevastos” come from?

Sevastos (Romanian) comes from Greek σεβαστός, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Sevastos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσεβαστόςrespected
2Ancient GreekΣεβαστόςaugust, venerable, exalted
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-
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