English word sagum comes from Latin sagio, Ancient Greek σάγος, Gaulish *sagos, and later Latin sagus (Divining, prophetic.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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sagio | Latin (lat) | I perceive acutely with the intellect.. I perceive quickly or keenly with the senses. |
σάγος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
*sagos | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
sagus | Latin (lat) | Divining, prophetic. |
sagum | English (eng) | (historical) A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder. |