Where does “soie” come from?

soie (French) comes from Middle French soye, from Old French soie, from Old French seie, from Latin sēta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ito-, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂ey- — to satiate, satisfy.

soie (French): silk; bristle; tang

Definitions

  1. silk; bristle; tang

Ancestry of “soie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsoyesilk
2Old Frenchsoiesilk
3Old Frenchseiesilk
4Latinsēta—
5Latinsaetaa bristle, hair on an animal; silk
6Proto-Italicsaitā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂ito-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂ey-to bind, fetter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “soie”

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