Where does “save” come from?

save (Bislama) comes from Portuguese sabe, from Portuguese Saber, from Old Portuguese saber, from Latin sapĕre.

save (Bislama): to know; to be able to

Definitions

  1. to know; to be able to

Ancestry of “save”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesabe
2PortugueseSaberto know
3Old Portuguesesaber—
4Latinsapĕre—
Every word from Latin sapĕre →Every word from Old Portuguese saber →Every word from Portuguese Saber →