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Where does “senct” come from?

senct (Middle English) comes from Old English sanct, from Latin sānctus, from Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος, from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ, from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב, from Hebrew עָקֵב — heel of the foot; heel.

Ancestry of “senct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsanctsaint
2Latinsānctus—
3LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
4Ancient GreekἸάκωβος—
5Ancient GreekἸακώβ—
6HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
7Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

Words derived from “senct”

  • Saint
  • saints
  • saint
  • sainthood
  • saintship
  • saintlike
  • saintdom
  • saintless
  • saintish
  • unsaint
  • saintling
  • saintism
  • saintful
  • sainthead
  • saintology
  • saintishly
  • besaint
  • सेंट
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