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Where does “sacoche” come from?

sacoche (French) comes from Italian saccoccia, from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sacoche (French): bag; pannier, saddlebag; handbag

Definitions

  1. bag; pannier, saddlebag; handbag

Ancestry of “sacoche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaccocciapocket
2Italiansaccosack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,...
3Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
4Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sacoche”

  • sacoche
  • xắc cốt
  • xà cột
  • sacoșă
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