Where does “savourie” come from?
savourie (Middle English) comes from Old French savouré, from Old French savourer, from Late Latin saporare, from Latin sapōrō, from Latin sapor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Ancestry of “savourie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | savouré | — |
| 2 | Old French | savourer | to give taste |
| 3 | Late Latin | saporare | — |
| 4 | Latin | sapōrō | to flavour, make tasty |
| 5 | Latin | sapor | A taste, flavor, savor; A sense of taste; A... |
| 6 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |