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Where does “sapiō” come from?

sapiō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sh₁p-i-, from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.

sapiō (Proto-Italic): taste; discern, can tell apart, know

Definitions

  1. taste; discern, can tell apart, know

Ancestry of “sapiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansh₁p-i-to notice
2Proto-Indo-Europeansep-to taste, to try out

Words derived from “sapiō”

  • rice
  • Sage
  • sage
  • savvy
  • insipid
  • savour
  • savory
  • unsavory
  • savant
  • sagebrush
  • sagely
  • risotto
  • sapient
  • insipidity
  • sapiential
  • Sabir
  • sapience
  • Saige
  • sapid
  • ricer
  • sagehood
  • sapiently
  • insipidly
  • ricefield
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