Where does “” come from?

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

(Ligurian): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Liguriansavéito know
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-Every word from Latin sapiōEvery word from Vulgar Latin sapere