English
Stevenson
From Stephen + -son.
A compound of Stephen + -son
Proto-Indo-European *stegʷʰ- ‘to enlace’
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Proto-Hellenic *stékʷʰō ‘to enlace, crown, encircle’
Ancient Greek στέφω ‘to put round, to surround’
Ancient Greek Στέφανος ‘crown, wreath’
Latin Stephanus
English Stephen
Today it means
name A surname originating as a patronymic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Stevenson