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Etymology of sac

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)bor. Latin saccus Old French sac French sacbor. English sac Borrowed from French sac. Doublet of saccus, sack, saco, and sakkos.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos)bor. Latin saccus Old French sac French sacbor. English sac Borrowed from French sac. Doublet of saccus, sack, saco, and sakkos.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To sacrifice.

noun

A sacrifice.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of sacrifice.

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines; now used only in the phrase sac and soc or soc and sac.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

See sake, soc.

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