Where does “savoir” come from?

savoir (French) comes from Old French savoir, from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

savoir (French): to know; to know how; to be able to, to be apt to

Definitions

  1. to know; to know how; to be able to, to be apt to

Ancestry of “savoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsavoirto know; to be skilled in; knowledge
2Vulgar Latinsapereto know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...
3Latinsapiōto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent
4Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

Words derived from “savoir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Latin sapiō →Every word from Vulgar Latin sapere →