Where does “sapeo” come from?
sapeo (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sapio, from Proto-Italic sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European sh₁p-i-, from Proto-Indo-European sep- — to taste, to try out.
sapeo (Vulgar Latin): I know; I taste of
Ancestry of “sapeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | sapio | I taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sapiō | taste; discern, can tell apart, know |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₁p-i- | to notice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sep- | to taste, to try out |
Words derived from “sapeo”