Where does “sapientone” come from?
sapientone (Italian) comes from Italian sapiente, from Latin sapiēns, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.
sapientone (Italian): know-it-all; smart aleck; clever dick
Definitions
- know-it-all; smart aleck; clever dick
Ancestry of “sapientone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sapiente | present participle of sapere; learned; masterly,... |
| 2 | Latin | sapiēns | — |
| 3 | Latin | sapiō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sap- | skill; to taste; to try; to research |