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Where does “samsaric” come from?

samsaric (English) comes from English samsara, from Sanskrit संसार, from Sanskrit सार, from English Sir, from English sire, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior — old.

samsaric (English): Of or pertaining to samsara

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to samsara

Ancestry of “samsaric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsamsaraIn Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and some other...
2Sanskritसंसारgoing or wandering through, undergoing...
3Sanskritसारcourse, motion; stretching out, extension;...
4EnglishSirAlternative letter-case form of sir; The titular...
5EnglishsireA lord, master, or other person in authority,...
6Middle EnglishsireUsed preceding the name or title of a knight,...
7Old Frenchsirenominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;...
8Vulgar Latinseior—
9Latinseniorolder, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot
10Latinsenexold, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old...
11Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
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