Where does “saia” come from?
saia (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese saya, from Vulgar Latin sagia, from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.
saia (Portuguese): a woman's skirt
Ancestry of “saia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | saya | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | sagia | skirt |
| 3 | Latin | sagum | sagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάγος | cloak; coat, habit |
| 5 | Latin | sagus | Archaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic |
| 6 | Latin | sāgiō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāgiō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “saia”