Where does “Feliciano” come from?

Feliciano (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Feliciano, from Latin Felicianus, from Latin Felix, from Latin felix, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-lw-i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)- — to suckle, nurse.

Feliciano (Tagalog): deriving from the given name

Definitions

  1. deriving from the given name

Ancestry of “Feliciano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishFelicianoA happy-go-lucky person
2LatinFelicianusmale variant of Feliciana
3LatinFelixA cognomen, particularly of later Roman emperors
4Latinfelixhappy, lucky, blessed, fortunate; fertile,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-lw-i
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-lw-iEvery word from Latin felix