Where does “sagecraft” come from?
sagecraft (English) comes from English Sage, from Middle English sage, from Old French sage, from Latin sagāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sagecraft (English): The skill of a sage
Definitions
- The skill of a sage
Ancestry of “sagecraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sage | One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle-aged Father and boyish Master |
| 2 | Middle English | sage | A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom... |
| 3 | Old French | sage | wise |
| 4 | Latin | sagāx | of quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented |
| 5 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 6 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |