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
- Any processed food made from soybeans
Ancestry of “soyfood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | soy | A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by... |
| 2 | French | soie | silk; bristle; tang |
| 3 | Middle French | soye | silk |
| 4 | Old French | soie | silk |
| 5 | Old French | seie | silk |
| 6 | Latin | sēta | — |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |