Where does “seam” come from?
Seam comes from Middle English seem, from Latin sagma meaning a pack-saddle, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, ultimately from σάττω meaning to stuff or pack.
seam (English): A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric;...
Definitions
- A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric;...
Ancestry of “seam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | seem | A seam in fabric |
| 2 | Old English | sēam | seam; a burden |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 5 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |