Where does “saccobronco” come from?

saccobronco (Italian) comes from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

saccobronco (Italian): each of the bronchi connecting the air sacs to the lungs

Definitions

  1. each of the bronchi connecting the air sacs to the lungs

Ancestry of “saccobronco”, step by step

saccobronco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian sacco

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

via Italian bronco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianbroncoA thorny branch; bronchus, bronchial tube
2Late Latinbronchus—
3Ancient Greek-itis—
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →