Where does “Stepanencu” come from?

Stepanencu (Romanian) comes from Ukrainian Степаненко, from Ukrainian -е́нко, from Ukrainian Тара́с, from Ancient Greek Ταράσιος, from Ancient Greek ταράσσω, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ- — to irritate; rough.

Ancestry of “Stepanencu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianСтепаненко
2Ukrainian-е́нкоAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname
3UkrainianТара́с
4Ancient GreekΤαράσιος
5Ancient GreekταράσσωI disturb; I agitate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreh₂gʰ-to irritate; rough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreh₂gʰ-Every word from Ukrainian -е́нкоEvery word from Ancient Greek ταράσσω