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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSánchezson of Sancho
2Spanishsanchopig
3BasqueSantxo—
4Late LatinSanctius—
5Latinsānctus—
6LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
7Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
8Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
9HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
10Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel
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