Where does “savantish” come from?
savantish (English) comes from English savant, from French savant, from French savoir, from Old French savoir, from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.
savantish (English): Characteristic of a savant
Definitions
- Characteristic of a savant
Ancestry of “savantish”, step by step
savantish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English savant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | savant | A person of learning, especially one who is... |
| 2 | French | savant | scholarly, scientific; perfect; scholar,... |
| 3 | French | savoir | to know; to know how; to be able to, to be apt to |
| 4 | Old French | savoir | to know; to be skilled in; knowledge |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sapere | to know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be... |
| 6 | Latin | sapiō | to be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sap- | skill; to taste; to try; to research |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |