ENGLISH ROOT WORD: sad "sad." from Old English sæd
| 【sad】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "sæd." It carries the basic meaning of "sad." from PIE *sa "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "sad"]
sad ****[521] Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad.
sadly ***[2634] in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness
sadness ***[2962] affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness
[WORD ROOT]root sad
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] sad
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) sæd
[MEANING]root sad
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 sæd [from Proto-Germanic *sathaz, shared by Latin satis] sated, full, having had one's fill (of food, drink, fighting, etc, ), weary of
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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sad ★★★★[521] adjective from sad
【DEFINITION】 ① If you are sad, you feel unhappy, usually because something has happened that you do not like.
② Sad stories and sad news make you feel sad.
③ A sad event or situation is unfortunate or undesirable.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; sad < sadder < saddest
【SYNONYM】 deplorable
【ROOTs】 sad; sad
【Etymology】 《Old English sæd》 [from Proto-Germanic *sathaz, shared by Latin satis] sated, full, having had one's fill (of food, drink, fighting, etc, ), weary of
【First Known Meaning】 sated, weary; weighty, dense; sated, full, having had one's fill (of food, drink, fighting, etc.), weary of
【DERIVATIVEs】 sadden, sadly, sadness, sad
sadly ★★★[2634] adverb from sad
【DEFINITION】 ① in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness
② in a way that causes feeling of sadness, disappointment, regret, etc.
③ sometimes used for emphasis
【COMPOSITION】 sad + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sad; ⑵ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English sæd》 [from Proto-Germanic *sathaz, shared by Latin satis] sated, full, having had one's fill (of food, drink, fighting, etc, ), weary of
【DERIVATIVEs】 sadden, sadly, sadness, sad
sadness ★★★[2962] noun
【DEFINITION】 affected with or expressive of grief or unhappiness
【pl.】 sadnesses
【COMPOSITION】 sad + ness
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sad; sad ⑵ ness; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English sæd》 [from Proto-Germanic *sathaz, shared by Latin satis] sated, full, having had one's fill (of food, drink, fighting, etc, ), weary of
【DERIVATIVEs】 sadden, sadly, sadness, sad
Other words containing "sad"; sadden
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
rump-, rupt-
run
rot
room
rome
riv-
ride, road
render
relat
regul
