satchel
Meaninga little bag
Common meaning: a bag with a shoulder strap
- satcha sack, bagLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1610 · scan
- elsmall-thing ending (French -el)
Journey through time
- Latinsaccus‘a sack, bag’
- Middle Englishsachelsource
- Englishsatchel‘a bag with a shoulder strap’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin saccus ‘a sack, bag’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry saccus, p. 1610 · dictionary scan
Roots
- saccus Latin “a sack, bag”
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