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Where does “San Antonio” come from?

San Antonio (Spanish) comes from Spanish San, from Spanish Santo, from Old Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — heel of the foot; heel.

San Antonio (Spanish): Saint Anthony

Definitions

  1. Saint Anthony

Ancestry of “San Antonio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSanSaint
2SpanishSantoSaint
3Old Spanishsanto—
4Old Spanishsancto—
5Latinsānctus—
6LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
7Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
8Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
9HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
10Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “San Antonio”

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