Saccate
/ˈsæk.eɪt/noun
Shaped like a sack or pouch.
Did you know?Saccate comes from Latin saccus, meaning a sack or bag, a root that also gave English words like sack and sac, with the same old idea of a container that holds, gathers, or traps.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sek-
“To cut; possibly the source of a branch of words for cutting or separating, though the exact prehistory of Latin saccus is uncertain.”
Latin
Latin
saccus
“A sack, bag, or pouch.”
Late Latin
Latin
saccatus
“Having the form of a sack; bag-shaped.”
Modern Scientific English
English
saccate
“Shaped like a sack or pouch, especially in biology.”