Where does “shagreen” come from?
shagreen (English) comes from English chagrin, from French chagrin, from Old French sagrin, from Turkish sağrı, from Ottoman Turkish صاغری, from Proto-Turkic sagrï — croup; rump; sacrum.
shagreen (English): An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally...
Definitions
- An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally...
Ancestry of “shagreen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chagrin | Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or... |
| 2 | French | chagrin | sorrow, grief, chagrin; despondent, woeful;... |
| 3 | Old French | sagrin | — |
| 4 | Turkish | sağrı | rump |
| 5 | Ottoman Turkish | صاغری | — |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | sagrï | croup; rump; sacrum |
Words derived from “shagreen”