Sacciform
/ˈsæk.sɪ.fɔːrm/noun
Shaped like a sac or pouch.
Did you know?Its roots come from Latin *saccus* (“bag, sack”), ultimately from Greek *sakkos*, a borrowed word for a rough pouch or sack—so even a clinical term carries the memory of a humble container.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
sakkos
“a bag, sack, or coarse pouch”
Classical Latin
Latin
saccus
“a bag or sack”
Late Latin
Latin
-formis
“having the form of; shaped like”
16th Century
English
sacciformis
“shaped like a sack or pouch, used in learned scientific Latin”
Modern English
English
sacciform
“shaped like a sac or pouch”