Where does “saber” come from?

saber (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan saber, from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saber (Occitan): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “saber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitansaberto taste; to know; 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 →