Where does “Sanchez” come from?
Sanchez (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Sánchez, from Spanish sancho, from Basque Santxo, from Late Latin Sanctius, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ — heel of the foot; heel.
Ancestry of “Sanchez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Sánchez | son of Sancho |
| 2 | Spanish | sancho | pig |
| 3 | Basque | Santxo | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | Sanctius | — |
| 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 |