Where does “saggio” come from?

saggio (Italian) comes from Old French sage, from Latin sagāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

saggio (Italian): wise; expert, skilled; knowledgeable

Definitions

  1. wise; expert, skilled; knowledgeable

Ancestry of “saggio”, step by step

saggio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French sage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsagewise
2Latinsagāxof quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented
3Latin-āxish, -y
4Latin-iumSuffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes...
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Late Latin exagium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinexagiumweight; weighing, testing on the balance;...
2Latinexigōto drive out; expel
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “saggio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós