Etymograph

English

Eusebius

Eusebius comes from Ancient Greek εὐσεβής ‘pious, righteous, reverent to the gods’, from σέβομαι ‘to be moved by awe, fear, or respect for…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ- ‘to leave alone, give up’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tyegʷ-‘to leave alone, give up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tyégʷ-e-torreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tségʷomai‘to shy, shy away’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσέβομαιsébomai‘to be moved by awe, fear, or respect for others or for their opinions’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐσεβήςeusebḗs‘pious, righteous, reverent to the gods’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐσέβιοςEusébios
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEusebius
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1829same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*tyegʷ-‘to leave alone, give up’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*tyégʷ-e-torreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*tségʷomai‘to shy, shy away’reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEσέβομαιsébomai‘to be moved by awe, fear, or respect for others or for their opinions’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐσεβήςeusebḗs‘pious, righteous, reverent to the gods’
  6. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐσέβιοςEusébios
  7. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEusebius
  8. Englishearliest quotation 1829same form

Earliest quotation: 1829, Robert Taylor, The Diegesis; Being a Discovery of the Origin: “Ye little Eusebiuses hide your diminished heads!”

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ-

Today it means

name A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐσέβιος (Eusébios).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *tyegʷ- / Eusebius

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