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Where does “Saxain” come from?

Saxain (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish Saxain, from Latin Saxō, from French saxophone, from French -phone, from Ancient Greek φωνή, from Proto-Hellenic pʰōnā́, from Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-néh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-.

Saxain (Middle Irish): dative singular of Saxa; nominative plural of...

Definitions

  1. dative singular of Saxa; nominative plural of...

Ancestry of “Saxain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishSaxainSaxons, England; Saxons; England
2LatinSaxō—
3Frenchsaxophonesaxophone; first-person singular present...
4French-phonespeaker of a specific language; something that...
5Ancient Greekφωνήsound; Usually of the human voice: voice, cry,...
6Proto-Hellenicpʰōnā́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰoh₂-néh₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—

Words derived from “Saxain”

  • Sacsain
  • Saxanach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri- →