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Where does “saginans” come from?

saginans (Latin) comes from Latin sagino, from Latin sagina, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Definitions

Ancestry of “saginans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsaginoI fatten; I feed or nourish
2Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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