Where does “sagewood” come from?
sagewood (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.
sagewood (English): A shrub of species Buddleja salviifolia
Definitions
- A shrub of species Buddleja salviifolia
Ancestry of “sagewood”, step by step
sagewood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sage
| 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 |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |