Where does “forasacco” come from?
forasacco (Italian) comes from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
forasacco (Italian): brome
Ancestry of “forasacco”, step by step
forasacco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian sacco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | sacco | sack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,... |
| 2 | Latin | saccus | sack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σάκκος | sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential... |
via Italian forare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | forare | to pierce, puncture; to punch a hole in |
| 2 | Latin | forāre | — |