Where does “Samoic” come from?
Samoic (English) comes from English Samoa, from Samoan Sāmoa, from Samoan sā — sacred.
Samoic (English): Of or relating to a purported group of Polynesian...
Definitions
- Of or relating to a purported group of Polynesian...
Ancestry of “Samoic”, step by step
Samoic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Samoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Samoa | Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa |
| 2 | Samoan | Sāmoa | — |
| 3 | Samoan | sā | sacred |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |