Where does “saïm” come from?

saïm (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *sagīmen, from Latin sagina, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

saïm (Catalan): Rendered animal fat, especially pork fat; lard

Definitions

  1. Rendered animal fat, especially pork fat; lard

Ancestry of “saïm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*sagīmen
2Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “saïm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-Every word from Latin saginaEvery word from Vulgar Latin *sagīmen