Etymology of the French word sac
the French word
sacderived 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
saqDerivations in French
ensacher,
bissac,
saqiuer,
sachet,
sachée,
sacotin,
saquer,
monte-sac,
ensaquer,
sacquerDerivations in other languages
English
sacCognates
Dutch
zak, English
sack, German
Sack, Icelandic
sekkur, Italian
sacco, Provençal
sac, Spanish
saco, Swedish
säck, Yiddish
zakUsage
Word found in Old French, North French
