English
Sivas
Sivas comes from Ottoman Turkish سیواس, and goes back to Ancient Greek Σεβαστός ‘venerable, august’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣεβαστόςSebastós‘venerable, august’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΣεβάστειαSebásteia
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928سیواسSivas
- Turkish1928–presentSivas
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣεβαστόςSebastós‘venerable, august’
- Byzantine Greekc. 600–1453ΣεβάστειαSebásteia
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928سیواسSivas
- Turkish1928–presentSivas
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός
Today it means
name A province in central Turkey.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Σεβαστός / Sivas