Etymology

savin

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Today it means: The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. Full definition →

Middle English savyne ← Old French savine ← Latin sabīna
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savin · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromsabīna
  2. Old French · derived fromsavine
  3. Middle English · inherited fromsavyne
  4. English todaysavin

Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.

Savin · proper noun2

  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromΣάββας
  2. Russian · derived fromСаввин
  3. English todaySavin

* As a Russian surname, from Russian Саввин (Savvin), from a personal name derived from Medieval Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.

Words from the same roots

Latinsabīna all →

Sabina

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