Where does “Santo” come from?

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

Santo (Spanish): Saint

Definitions

  1. Saint

Ancestry of “Santo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishsantosacred; consecrated; holy; godly
2Old Spanishsancto
3Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
4LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
5Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
6Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
7HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
8Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “Santo

Every word from Hebrew עָקֵב