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Where does “sagia” come from?

sagia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sagum, from Ancient Greek σάγος, from Latin sagus, from Latin sāgiō, from Proto-Italic sāgiō, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sagia (Vulgar Latin): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “sagia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsagumsagum, a military cloak; singular accusative of...
2Ancient Greekσάγοςcloak; coat, habit
3LatinsagusArchaic form of sagum; divining, prophetic
4Latinsāgiō—
5Proto-Italicsāgiō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

Words derived from “sagia”

  • saya
  • saie
  • sayon
  • minissaia
  • saia
  • saia
  • minisaia
  • saya
  • saya
  • masaya
  • saya
  • saya
  • sái
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →