Etymology

saccule

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Today it means: A small sac, pouch, or cyst. Full definition →

Latin sacculus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromsacculus“a little sack or bag”
  2. English todaysaccule

Borrowed from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a bag, sack”). Doublet of sacculus.

Words from the same roots

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