Etymology

bysack

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Old English bīsæc ← Latin bisaccium
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  1. Latin · derived frombisaccium
  2. Old English · inherited frombīsæc
  3. English todaybysack

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Old English bīsæc, from Latin bisaccium.

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