Etymograph

English

Santorum

Santorum comes from Latin sanctorum ‘of the saints’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsanctorum‘of the saints’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2008Santorum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsanctorum‘of the saints’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2008Santorum

Earliest quotation: 2008, Paul Ryan Brewer, Rowan & Littlefield: “On April 7, 2003, Senator Rick Santorum signaled his…”

The story

For most bearers, the surname is from Latin sanctorum (‘of the saints’). For some individuals of Italian or Maltese ancestry, the name is related to the Italian Santorino (‘from the island of Santorini’).

Every English word from Latin sanctorum

Today it means

name A surname from Italian.

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

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