Where does “saial” come from?
saial (Galician) comes from Galician saio, from Vulgar Latin sagium, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.
saial (Galician): a high quality impermeable woolen cloth
Definitions
- a high quality impermeable woolen cloth
Ancestry of “saial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | saio | robe; first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sagium | — |
| 3 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 5 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 6 | Latin | sāgiō | to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |