Where does “besace” come from?

besace (French) comes from Latin bisaccia, from Latin bisaccium, from Latin bi-, from Proto-Italic *dwi- — two, bi-, di.

besace (French): a wallet

Definitions

  1. a wallet

Ancestry of “besace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbisaccia—
2Latinbisacciumdouble saddlebag, twofold horse-holdall, wallet
3Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
4Proto-Italic*dwi-two, bi-, di

Words derived from “besace”

Every word from Proto-Italic *dwi- →Every word from Latin bi- →Every word from Latin bisaccium →