Where does “sacoșă” come from?

sacoșă (Romanian) comes from French sacoche, from Italian saccoccia, from Italian sacco, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

sacoșă (Romanian): bag; a large handbag; carrier bag

Definitions

  1. bag; a large handbag; carrier bag

Ancestry of “sacoșă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsacochebag; pannier, saddlebag; handbag
2Italiansaccocciapocket
3Italiansaccosack, bag; sack, sackful, bag, bagful; lot, lots,...
4Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
5Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Italian sacco →