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
- Saint Anthony
Ancestry of “San Antonio”, step by step
San Antonio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish San
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | San | Saint |
| 2 | Spanish | Santo | Saint |
| 3 | Old Spanish | santo | sacred; consecrated; holy; godly |
| 4 | Old Spanish | sancto | — |
| 5 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 6 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 9 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |
| 10 | Hebrew | עָקֵב | heel of the foot; heel |