Where does “soymeat” come from?

soymeat (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.

soymeat (English): A vegetarian meat substitute made of soy

Definitions

  1. A vegetarian meat substitute made of soy

Ancestry of “soymeat”, step by step

soymeat 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 meat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeatThe flesh of an animal used as food; A type of...
2Middle EnglishmeteFood, nourishment or comestibles; that which is...
3Middle Englishbake meteAny kind of cooked food which has a pastry...
4Middle EnglishbakenTo bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of...
5Old Englishbacanto bake
6Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
7Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂-
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