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Where does “sapientissimus” come from?

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

sapientissimus (Latin): wisest or very wise

Definitions

  1. wisest or very wise

Ancestry of “sapientissimus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapiēns—
2Latinsapiō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →