Santos

a religious surname

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Old Spanish sancto Old Spanish santo Spanish santo Latin -āsder. Latin -ōsder. Proto-Indo-European *-ḗy Proto-Italic *-ēi(s) Latin -ēsder. Spanish -s Spanish santos Spanish Santos From santos (“saints”) (plural of santo).