Where does “saver” come from?

saver (Norman) comes from Old French savoir, from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saver (Norman): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “saver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsavoirto know; to be skilled in; knowledge
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 sapiō →Every word from Vulgar Latin sapere →
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