Where does “sacca” come from?
sacca (Italian) comes from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
sacca (Italian): bag; inlet; pocket
Definitions
- bag; inlet; pocket
Ancestry of “sacca”, step by step
sacca 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 Arabic سَقَى
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | سَقَى | to irrigate; to give to drink; to water |