Where does “sapere” come from?

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

sapere (Italian): to know; to be able to, can, could; to taste or...

Definitions

  1. to know; to be able to, can, could; to taste or...

Ancestry of “sapere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sapere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →