Where does “Sack” come from?
Sack derives from French sec, from Latin siccus meaning dry, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European seyk-.
Sack (English): A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
Definitions
- A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse...
Ancestry of “Sack”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sak | bag, sackcloth |
| 2 | Old English | sacc | sack, bag |
| 3 | Old English | sæcc | battle, strife, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sakku | sack, bag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sakkuz | sack, bag, purse |
| 6 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |