English
Sahagun
Sahagun comes from roa-ole Safagunt, from Latin fācundus ‘eloquent’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāōrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfor‘to speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfācundus‘eloquent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsānctus Facundus
- roa-olemodernSafagunt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSahagún
- EnglishtodaySahagun
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂ti‘to speak’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*fāōrreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEfor‘to speak’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfācundus‘eloquent’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEsānctus Facundus
- roa-olemodernSafagunt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSahagún
- EnglishtodaySahagun
The story
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Sahagún.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to speak’
phone, focus, professor, famous, fuel, ben, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, phase, fate, fancy, fame, photographer, phenomenon, profession, fatal, bee, fairy, abandon, emphasis, infant, confession, confess, symphony, beacon, beck, phantom, boon, fay, bane, foyer, banish, buoy, nefarious, epiphany, profess, fantasia, bene, 122 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti ‘to speak’
through Proto-Italic *fāōr
through Latin for ‘to speak’
Today it means
name A surname from Spanish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / Sahagun