Where does “soothsayer” come from?
Soothsayer comes from Middle English sothsaier, a compound of soth (truth) and saier (one who says).
soothsayer (English): one who tells the truth; a truthful person; one...
Definitions
- one who tells the truth; a truthful person; one...
Ancestry of “soothsayer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sothsaier | — |