Etymology

sacculus

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Today it means: A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body. Full definition →

Latin sacculus
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The story

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

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a sack, bag, purse”). Doublet of saccule.

Words from the same roots

Latinsacculus all →

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