Where does “savoriness” come from?
savoriness (English) comes from English savory, from Middle English savory, from Middle English savourie, from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin saporare, from Latin sapōrō, from Latin sapor — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
savoriness (English): The property of being savory
Definitions
- The property of being savory
Ancestry of “savoriness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | savory | Tasty, attractive to the palate; Salty and/or... |
| 2 | Middle English | savory | — |
| 3 | Middle English | savourie | — |
| 4 | Old French | savouré | — |
| 5 | Old French | savourer | to give taste |
| 6 | Late Latin | saporare | — |
| 7 | Latin | sapōrō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sapor | A taste, flavor, savor; A sense of taste; A... |
| 9 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |