Where does “Saite” come from?
Saite (English) comes from English Sais, from Welsh Sais, from Middle Welsh Seis, from Proto-Brythonic *Sėɨs, from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή.
Saite (English): Of or relating to Saïs, Egypt
Definitions
- Of or relating to Saïs, Egypt
Ancestry of “Saite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sais | Someone from England; Englander |
| 2 | Welsh | Sais | Englishman |
| 3 | Middle Welsh | Seis | Englishman, Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | *Sėɨs | Anglo-Saxon, Englishman |
| 5 | Latin | Saxō | A person from the Germanic tribal community of the Saxons |
| 6 | French | saxophone | saxophone; first-person singular present... |
| 7 | French | -phone | speaker of a specific language; something that... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φωνή | sound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰōnā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰoh₂-néh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |