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Where does “sabretache” come from?

sabretache (English) comes from French sabretache, from German Säbeltasche, from German tasche, from Italian tasca, from Latin tasca, from Frankish taska, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das- — to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön.

sabretache (English): A leather pocket or pouch worn hanging from a...

Definitions

  1. A leather pocket or pouch worn hanging from a...

Ancestry of “sabretache”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsabretache—
2GermanSäbeltasche—
3Germantasche—
4Italiantascapocket
5Latintasca—
6Frankishtaskapouch
7Proto-Germanictaskǭbag, purse; pouch, pocket
8Proto-Indo-Europeandas-—
9Translingualda—
10Englishdeca-Greek number...
11Frenchdéca-deca-
12Latindecās—
13Ancient Greekδεκάςthe number ten; a group of ten, decade
14Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
15Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
16Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
Every word from Hungarian önt →