Where does “saga” come from?
saga (Italian) comes from Latin saga, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
saga (Italian): saga; witch; singular feminine of sago
Definitions
- saga; witch; singular feminine of sago
Ancestry of “saga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | saga | a female soothsayer, fortune-teller, prophetess,... |
| 2 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 3 | Latin | sāgiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |