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Where does “sapeo” come from?

sapeo (Latin) comes from Latin sapio, from Proto-Italic sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sh₁p-i-, from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.

sapeo (Latin): I know; I taste of

Definitions

  1. I know; I taste of

Ancestry of “sapeo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsapioI taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour...
2Proto-Italicsapiōtaste; discern, can tell apart, know
3Proto-Indo-Europeansh₁p-i-to notice
4Proto-Indo-Europeansep-to taste, to try out

Words derived from “sapeo”

  • rice
  • savvy
  • savant
  • risotto
  • Sabir
  • ricer
  • ricefield
  • nonrice
  • ricegrass
  • savviness
  • sabir
  • rijsttafel
  • savantism
  • ricelike
  • unsavvy
  • riceroot
  • ricebird
  • savvily
  • ricemeal
  • cybersavvy
  • riceless
  • ricegrower
  • ricefish
  • riceburger
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