English word summer comes from Latin sagma (Saddle (of a pack-animal).)
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| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| sagma | Latin (lat) | Saddle (of a pack-animal). |
| sagmarius | Latin (lat) | (chiefly of horses) relating to or having a saddle. |
| saumarius | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| sumer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| summer | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| summer | English (eng) | (obsolete) A pack-horse.. A horizontal beam supporting a building. |