Where does “sams” come from?
sams (English) comes from English SAM, from Middle English sām, from Old English sāmen, from Proto-Germanic saman, from Proto-Germanic samanai, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sams (English): plural of sam
Definitions
- plural of sam
Ancestry of “sams”, step by step
sams traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English SAM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | SAM | Initialism of surface-to-air missile; Initialism... |
| 2 | Middle English | sām | together |
| 3 | Old English | sāmen | together |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saman | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samanai | at one; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |