Where does “sapiente” come from?

sapiente (Portuguese) comes from Latin sapiēns, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

sapiente (Portuguese): wise; intelligent

Definitions

  1. wise; intelligent

Ancestry of “sapiente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapiēnsdiscerning, wise, judicious
2Latinsapiōto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent
3Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sap- →Every word from Latin sapiō →Every word from Latin sapiēns →