Where does “sait” come from?
sait (French) comes 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.
sait (French): third-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “sait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | savoir | to know; to know how; to be able to, to be apt to |
| 2 | Old French | savoir | to know; to be skilled in; knowledge |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sapere | to know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be... |
| 4 | Latin | sapiō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sap- | skill; to taste; to try; to research |