myEtymology.com: French etymology of saqueboute

Etymology of the French word saqueboute

the Old French word saqueboute

derived from the Old French word saquer

derived from the French word sac

derived 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 saq

derived from the Old French word bouter

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix bhau- (to hit)

derived from the Frankish root *bōtan

English sackbut, Italian saqueboute, Portuguese sacabuxa, Spanish sacabuche

Word found in Old French