Where does “saie” come from?

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

Ancestry of “saie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsagaa female soothsayer, fortune-teller, prophetess,...
2LatinsagusArchaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic
3Latinsāgiōto perceive quickly or keenly with the senses
4Proto-Italicsāgiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “saie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Italic sāgiō →