sumpter

sumpter · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσάγμα“pack-saddle”
2. Latin · derived fromsagma
3. Late Latin · derived from*sagmatarius
4. Old French · derived fromsommetier“pack-horse driver”
5. English todaysumpter

From Middle English, from Old French sommetier (“pack-horse driver”), from Late Latin *sagmatarius, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα (ságma, “pack-saddle”).

Sumpter · proper noun²

1. Middle English · derived fromsumpter“carrier, or driver of pack animals”
2. English todaySumpter

From Middle English sumpter (“carrier, or driver of pack animals”).

Words from the same roots