Where does “saindoux” come from?
saindoux (French) comes from French doux, from Old French dous, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.
saindoux (French): lard
Ancestry of “saindoux”, step by step
saindoux traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French doux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | doux | sweet; soft; mild, gentle |
| 2 | Old French | dous | soft; soft, tender; Alternative form of deus |
| 3 | Latin | dulcis | sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dl̥kú- | sweet |
via Vulgar Latin saginum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | saginum | — |
| 2 | Latin | sagina | feasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
Words derived from “saindoux”