Where does “suave” come from?

suave (French) comes from Middle French suave, from Latin suāvis — sweet, pleasant, delicious.

suave (French): smooth and graceful, polite, polished, suave

Definitions

  1. smooth and graceful, polite, polished, suave

Ancestry of “suave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsuave
2Latinsuāvissweet, pleasant, delicious

Words derived from “suave

Every word from Latin suāvisEvery word from Middle French suave
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