Where does “savvily” come from?

savvily (English) comes from English savvy, from Tok Pisin save, from Portuguese sabe, from Portuguese Saber, from Old Portuguese saber, from Latin sapĕre.

savvily (English): In a savvy manner

Definitions

  1. In a savvy manner

Ancestry of “savvily”, step by step

savvily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English savvy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsavvyShrewd, well-informed and perceptive; To...
2Tok Pisinsaveto know; to understand; to make a practice or...
3Portuguesesabe
4PortugueseSaberto know
5Old Portuguesesaber—
6Latinsapĕre—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Latin sapĕre →Every word from Old Portuguese saber →Every word from Portuguese Saber →