English
Eustace
Eustace comes from Ancient Greek Εὐστάθιος ‘ancient name, also of Christian Saint’, from εὐσταθής ‘steadfast, stable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand up’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐσταθήςeustathḗs‘steadfast, stable’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐστάθιοςEustáthios‘ancient name, also of Christian Saint’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEustathius
- Englishearliest quotation 1953Eustace
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand up’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stísteh₂ti‘to be standing up, to be getting up’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*hístāmi‘to stand’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEῐ̔́στημῐhĭ́stēmĭ‘to stand’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEεὐσταθήςeustathḗs‘steadfast, stable’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΕὐστάθιοςEustáthios‘ancient name, also of Christian Saint’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEEustathius
- Englishearliest quotation 1953Eustace
Earliest quotation: 1953, C. S. Lewis: “His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn’t…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand up’
state, post, rest, stay, stand, constitution, contest, stood, distance, stadium, establishment, establish, assistance, destination, stable, instance, stem, testimony, destiny, stability, instant, distant, substance, prostitution, stud, prostitute, stationary, stool, substitution, attest, extant, stamina, steadfast, stale, stead, testimonial, destitute, astute, distal, stow, 140 more
through Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti ‘to be standing up, to be getting up’
assistant, consistent, assist, resist, insist, consist, persistent, persist, armistice, desist, subsistence, solstice, metastatic, existentialist, hydrostatic, 32 more
through Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi ‘to stand’
Today it means
name A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / Eustace