Where does “sapient” come from?
sapient (Old French) comes from Latin sapiēns, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.
sapient (Old French): wise; sapient
Ancestry of “sapient”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sapiēns | — |
| 2 | Latin | sapiō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sap- | skill; to taste; to try; to research |
Words derived from “sapient”