English

say-so

/ˈseɪˌsəʊ/
Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.

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    Origin

    From say + so. Compare says who.

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    Lineage

    • partEnglishsay “To pronounce.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsaien
        • inheritedOld Englishseċġan
      • derivedMiddle Frenchsaie
        • derivedLatinsaga
    • partEnglishso “As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishso “large tub, vat”
        • inheritedOld Englishswā
        • inheritedOld Englishsā “a tub, pail, vessel”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishsol “fifth degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”
        • derivedItaliansol
        • inheritedOld Englishsol “mud, mire, wet sand”
      • borrowedJapanese蘇

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