Where does “sève” come from?

sève (French) comes from Old French seve, from Latin sapa, from Proto-Italic sapā, from Proto-Indo-European sab- — juice; taste.

sève (French): sap; sap, vital essence, life

Definitions

  1. sap; sap, vital essence, life

Ancestry of “sève”, step by step

sève traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French seve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsevesap
2LatinsapaA reduction of must in Ancient Roman cuisine,...
3Proto-Italicsapā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste

via Breton Seva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BretonSeva—

Words derived from “sève”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sab- →Every word from Proto-Italic sapā →Every word from Latin sapa →