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Where does “saber” come from?

saber (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin sapĕre.

Ancestry of “saber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapĕre—

Words derived from “saber”

  • savvy
  • savviness
  • unsavvy
  • savvily
  • cybersavvy
  • media-savvy
  • nonsavvy
  • saber de coração
  • saber
  • sabido
  • sei
  • sabido
  • saber
  • sabe
  • sabe
  • sabi
  • sa
  • sibi
  • sabi
  • sabi
Every word from Latin sapĕre →