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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsagewise
2Latinsagāx—
3Latin-āx—
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

Words derived from “saggio”

  • assaggiare
  • saggezza
  • saggiare
  • saggistica
  • assaggiamento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →