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Where does “sac” come from?

sac (Old French) comes from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sac (Old French): bag; sack

Definitions

  1. bag; sack

Ancestry of “sac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
2Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

Words derived from “sac”

  • sac
  • sachet
  • saclike
  • pseudosac
  • ballsac
  • sacbrood
  • sporosac
  • nectosac
  • sacless
  • sachet
  • ensacher
  • ensachage
  • sac
  • Sachet
  • sachet
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