Where does “savantism” come from?
savantism (English) comes from Romanian 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.
savantism (English): The condition of being a savant
Definitions
- The condition of being a savant
Ancestry of “savantism”, step by step
savantism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian savant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | savant | scholar, scientist |
| 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 ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |