Words that come from Vulgar Latin “sapere”

146 words across 46 languages descend from Vulgar Latin sapere — including rice, savvy, savant, risotto, Sabir, ricer, ricefield, nonrice.

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English (30)

French (18)

Italian (17)

Hungarian (8)

Dutch (7)

Old French (5)

Galician (4)

Norman (4)

Esperanto (3)

Ido (3)

Romansch (3)

Portuguese (3)

Nigerian Pidgin (2)

Japanese (2)

Irish (2)

Ligurian (2)

Papiamentu (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Spanish (2)

Asturian (1)

Old Occitan (1)

Welsh (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Venetian (1)

Bislama (1)

Krio (1)

Chuukese (1)

Pohnpeian (1)

Sicilian (1)

Volapük (1)

Gallo (1)

Russian (1)

Friulian (1)

Istriot (1)

Zulu (1)

Catalan (1)

Aragonese (1)

Walloon (1)

Middle English (1)

Middle French (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Occitan (1)

Kabuverdianu (1)

Old Portuguese (1)

Guinea-Bissau Creole (1)

Sabir (1)