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Where does “saoul” come from?

saoul (French) comes from Old French saol, from Latin satullus, from Latin satur, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

saoul (French): sated; drunk

Definitions

  1. sated; drunk

Ancestry of “saoul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaol—
2Latinsatullusfilled, satisfied
3Latinsaturfull, sated; well-fed, replete; saturated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “saoul”

  • saoulerie
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