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Where does “bissac” come from?

bissac (French) comes from Latin bissacium, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

bissac (French): scrip, shoulder bag, satchel

Definitions

  1. scrip, shoulder bag, satchel

Ancestry of “bissac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbissacium—
2Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
3Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
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