Where does “saim” come from?

saim (Welsh) comes from Middle English seym, from Old French saïm, from Vulgar Latin *sagīmen, from Latin sagina, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

saim (Welsh): grease

Definitions

  1. grease

Ancestry of “saim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishseymfat, lard, grease
2Old Frenchsaïm—
3Vulgar Latin*sagīmen—
4Latinsaginafeasting, nourishment; corpulence; second-person...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy

Words derived from “saim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- →Every word from Latin sagina →Every word from Vulgar Latin *sagīmen →