Where does “minisaia” come from?
minisaia (Galician) comes from Galician saia, from Old Portuguese saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō — to seek out.
minisaia (Galician): miniskirt
Definitions
- miniskirt
Ancestry of “minisaia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | saia | long skirt; robe; first-person... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | saya | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 4 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 6 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 7 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |