say-so
English
noun
Definitions
- (informal) Authority, as backing some statement, injunction, or command.
Etymology
Compound from English say + English so (so).
Origin
English
so
Gloss
so
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- I'd say English
- againsay English
- also English
- besay English
- daresay English
- endsay English
- foresay English
- forsay English
- gainsay English
- howso English
- insomuch English
- missay English
- naysay English
- naysayer English
- oversay English
- resay English
- said English
- say English
- sayability English
- sayable English
- sayee English
- sayen English
- sayer English
- sayest English
- sayeth English
- saying English
- sayman English
- saymaster English
- sayth English
- so English
- so that English
- so-called English
- so-so English
- sobeit English
- soever English
- soothsay English
- such English
- undersay English
- unsay English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- whaddayasay English
- whereso English
- withsay English
- yeasay English
- yeasayer English
- seyen Middle English
- so Middle English
- so
- say
- also
- said
- such
- sayen
- so-so
- sayth
- resay
- sayee
- unsay
- besay
- howso
- sayer
- sayest
- sobeit
- missay
- sayman
- yeasay
- endsay
- soever
- sayeth
- naysay
- forsay
- saying
- oversay
- whereso
- so that
- daresay
- sayable
- withsay
- gainsay
- I'd say
- foresay
- undersay
- yeasayer
- naysayer
- insomuch
- againsay
- soothsay
- so-called
- saymaster
- sayability
- up so down
- upside down
- whaddayasay