sacculus

English

/ˈsakjʊləs/

noun

Definitions

(obsolete) A small bag of herbs or medicinal substances, applied to the body.
(anatomy) A small sac.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sacculus (small bag).

Origin

Latin

sacculus

Gloss

small bag

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

saccule English
*sacculeus Latin
saccellum Latin
saccellus Latin
sacculus Latin
saccolo Italian
sacculo Italian
sáculo Spanish, Castilian
săcui Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
shakull Albanian

saccule