Where does “saccular” come from?
saccular (English) comes from English ār, from Middle English ar, from Middle English er, from Old English ǣr, from Old English dēaþ, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz — to see.
saccular (English): Relating to a saccule; Having the form of a...
Definitions
- Relating to a saccule; Having the form of a...
Ancestry of “saccular”, step by step
saccular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ār
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ār | An AR-15 personal semi-automatic rifle, M-16 assault rifle, M-4 carbine, derivative or related gun; the Armalite AR family and derivatives |
| 2 | Middle English | ar | Alternative form of here |
| 3 | Middle English | er | Alternative form of hire; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | ǣr | ere, before |
| 5 | Old English | dēaþ | death |
| 6 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 7 | German | witz | joke |
| 8 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 9 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via English saccule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccule | The smallest chamber of the membranous labyrinth... |
| 2 | Latin | sacculus | A small bag or sack; purse, sachet |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |