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Where does “sagamore” come from?

sagamore (English) comes from Proto-Algonquian sa·kima·wa — male chief.

sagamore (English): A chief of one or several Native American tribe,...

Definitions

  1. A chief of one or several Native American tribe,...

Ancestry of “sagamore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Algonquiansa·kima·wamale chief
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