Where does “San Carlos” come from?
San Carlos (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 Carlos (Spanish): the name Saint Charles
Definitions
- the name Saint Charles
Ancestry of “San Carlos”, step by step
San Carlos 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 |