Where does “sagacious” come from?
I notice the chain provided only contains English entries repeating "sagacity" and "sagacious" without any etymological predecessors (Latin, etc.) or meaning information.
I cannot write an accurate etymology sentence because:
1. No source language is named before English
2. No original meaning is supplied
3. The chain doesn't show actual language progression
To write this correctly, I would need the actual etymological chain (e.g., English sagacious ← Latin sagax ← [older source]) and the oldest attested meaning.
Could you provide the complete chain with source languages and the known meaning?
sagacious (English): Having or showing keen discernment, sound...
Definitions
- Having or showing keen discernment, sound...
Ancestry of “sagacious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sagāx | — |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “sagacious”