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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

  1. bag; inlet; pocket

Ancestry of “sacca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaccosack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,...
2Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
3Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sacca”

  • bisaccia
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