Where does “sac” come from?

sac (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sac (Middle Dutch): sack

Definitions

  1. sack

Ancestry of “sac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsac—
2Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
3Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sac”

Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →