Where does “σακχυφάντης” come from?

σακχυφάντης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὑφαίνω, from Proto-Indo-European webʰ- — to weave, braid.

σακχυφάντης (Ancient Greek): one who weaves sackcloths, sailmaker

Definitions

  1. one who weaves sackcloths, sailmaker

Ancestry of “σακχυφάντης”, step by step

σακχυφάντης traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὑφαίνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὑφαίνωI weave
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwebʰ-to weave, braid

via Ancient Greek σάκκος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
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