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Where does “savar” come from?

savar (Ido) 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.

savar (Ido): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “savar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsavoirto know; to know how; to be able to, to be apt to
2Old Frenchsavoirto know; to be skilled in; knowledge
3Vulgar Latinsapereto know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...
4Latinsapiō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

Words derived from “savar”

  • saveskar
  • presavigar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →