Etymology

sago

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Today it means: A powdered starch obtained from certain palms (Metroxylon spp., esp. Metroxylon sagu), used as a flour and food thickener and for sizing textiles. Full definition →

Malay sagu ← Portuguese sagu ← Dutch sago
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The story

  1. Dutch · derived fromsago
  2. Portuguese · derived fromsagu
  3. Malay · borrowed fromsagu
  4. English todaysago

From Malay sagu, via Portuguese sagu or Dutch sago.

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.