Where does “saperlo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “saperlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansapereto know; to be able to, can, could; to taste or...
2Vulgar Latinsapereto know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...
3Latinsapiōto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent
4Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap-
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