Where does “soyfood” come from?

soyfood (English) comes from English soy, from French soie, from Middle French soye, from Old French soie, from Old French seie, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.

soyfood (English): Any processed food made from soybeans

Definitions

  1. Any processed food made from soybeans

Ancestry of “soyfood”, step by step

soyfood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English soy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoyA common East Asian liquid sauce, made by...
2Frenchsoiesilk; bristle; tang
3Middle Frenchsoyesilk
4Old Frenchsoiesilk
5Old Frenchseiesilk
6Latinsēta—
7Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
8Proto-Italicsaitā—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

via English food

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfoodAny solid substance that can be consumed by...
2Middle Englishfodefood, nourishment; manna; holy nourishment
3Old Englishfōdafood
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito- →