Where does “saveir” come from?

saveir (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin sapere, from Latin sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sap- — skill; to taste; to try; to research.

saveir (Romansch): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “saveir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinsapereto know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...
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 Vulgar Latin sapere →
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