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Where does “sapere” come from?

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

sapere (Vulgar Latin): to know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...

Definitions

  1. to know; present active infinitive of sapiō; be...

Ancestry of “sapere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsapiō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansap-skill; to taste; to try; to research

Words derived from “sapere”

  • rice
  • savvy
  • savant
  • risotto
  • Sabir
  • ricer
  • ricefield
  • nonrice
  • ricegrass
  • savviness
  • sabir
  • rijsttafel
  • savantism
  • ricelike
  • unsavvy
  • riceroot
  • ricebird
  • savvily
  • ricemeal
  • cybersavvy
  • riceless
  • ricegrower
  • ricefish
  • riceburger
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