Where does “Vasile” come from?

Vasile (Romanian) comes from Church Slavonic Василии, from Ancient Greek βασίλειος, from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς, from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus — chief; king.

Ancestry of “Vasile”, step by step

Vasile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Church Slavonic Василии

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church SlavonicВасилии—
2Ancient Greekβασίλειοςof the king, kingly, royal
3Ancient Greekβασιλεύςchief, master; king, lord, patron
4Proto-Hellenicgʷatiléuschief; king

via Greek βασιλιάς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβασιλιάςking; tycoon + type of business
2Byzantine Greekβασιλιάς—

Words derived from “Vasile”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷatiléus →Every word from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς →Every word from Ancient Greek βασίλειος →