Where does “sartor” come from?

sartor (Late Latin) comes from Latin sarcire, from Latin sarcio, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

sartor (Late Latin): tailor; A mender; A patcher

Definitions

  1. tailor; A mender; A patcher

Ancestry of “sartor”, step by step

sartor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sarcire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsarcirepresent active infinitive of sarciō;...
2LatinsarcioI patch, botch, mend, repair, restore; to make...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense

via Latin sartus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsartuspatched
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ-Every word from Latin sarcioEvery word from Latin sarcire
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