Words that come from Latin sapiō

400 words across 59 languages descend from Latin sapiō — including Sage, sage, savvy, sapiens, insipid, savour, savory, unsavory.

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English (80)

Italian (72)

Latin (36)

Spanish (31)

French (26)

Portuguese (20)

Old French (14)

Esperanto (11)

Romanian (10)

Middle English (10)

Catalan (9)

Old Occitan (4)

Vulgar Latin (4)

Middle French (3)

Asturian (3)

Ido (3)

Tok Pisin (3)

Romansch (3)

Volapük (2)

Venetian (2)

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Friulian (2)

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Papiamentu (2)

Old Portuguese (2)

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Galician (2)

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Welsh (2)

Polish (2)

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