Where does “sage” come from?
sage (Old French) comes from Latin sagāx, from Latin -āx, from Latin -ium, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
sage (Old French): wise
Definitions
- wise
Ancestry of “sage”, step by step
sage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin sagāx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sagāx | of quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |