Where does “Agatha” come from?
Agatha (Tagalog) comes from English Agatha, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή, from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός, from Proto-Hellenic əgatʰós, from Proto-Indo-European m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “Agatha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Agatha | — |
| 2 | Latin | Agatha | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀγαθή | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀγαθός | good, brave, noble, moral; fortunate, lucky;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | əgatʰós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | m̥ǵh₂-dʰh₁-ós | made great; whose deeds are great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |