Where does “saga” come from?

saga (Latin) comes from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

saga (Latin): a female soothsayer, fortune-teller, prophetess,...

Definitions

  1. a female soothsayer, fortune-teller, prophetess,...

Ancestry of “saga”, step by step

saga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsagusArchaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic
2Latinsāgiōto perceive quickly or keenly with the senses
3Proto-Italicsāgiō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Old Norse saga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesagastory, history, legend, saga
2Proto-Germanicsagǭstory
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷe-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “saga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →