Etymology of the English word woolsack
the English word
woolsackderived from the English word
sackderived from the Latin word
saccus (sack; bag; sack, bag; wallet)
derived from the Greek word
sakkos, σάκκος ('sack'-cloth; mohair (the material or garments made of it, worn as a sign of grief))
derived from the Phoenician word
saqderived from the English word
woolderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wulnoUsage
Word found in Modern English
