Where does “Said” come from?
Said is an English given name derived from Arabic سَعِيد, meaning "happy" or "blessed."
Said (English): Mentioned earlier; aforesaid
Definitions
- Mentioned earlier; aforesaid
Ancestry of “Said”, step by step
Said traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English say
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | say | To pronounce; To recite; To tell, either verbally... |
| 2 | English | assay | Trial, attempt; Examination and determination;... |
| 3 | Middle English | assay | Examining; investigation, looking into, research;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | assaier | Alternative form of essaier |
| 5 | Old French | essai | trial |
| 6 | Late Latin | exagium | weight; weighing, testing on the balance;... |
| 7 | Latin | exigō | to drive out; expel |
| 8 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Middle English seide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | seide | past tense of seyn; past participle of seyn |
| 2 | Old English | sǣde | — |
via Arabic سَعِيد
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَعِيد | — |