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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsavouré—
2Old Frenchsavourerto give taste
3Late Latinsaporare—
4Latinsapōrō—
5LatinsaporA taste, flavor, savor; A sense of taste; A...
6Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
7Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
9Proto-Indo-European-oss—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “savourie”

  • savory
  • unsavory
  • savoriness
  • unsavoriness
  • savorily
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