Where does “sachant” come from?
sachant (French) comes from Latin sapientem, from Latin sapiens, from Latin sapio, from Proto-Italic sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sh₁p-i-, from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.
sachant (French): pundit; present participle of savoir
Definitions
- pundit; present participle of savoir
Ancestry of “sachant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sapientem | accusative masculine singular of sapiēns;... |
| 2 | Latin | sapiens | discerning, wise, judicious; discreet; a wise... |
| 3 | Latin | sapio | I taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sapiō | taste; discern, can tell apart, know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₁p-i- | to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sep- | to taste, to try out |