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
- Rendered animal fat, especially pork fat; lard
Ancestry of “saïm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | *sagīmen | — |
| 2 | Latin | sagina | feasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
Words derived from “saïm”