Where does “sapius” come from?

sapius (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.

Ancestry of “sapius”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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 “sapius”

Sage
sage
sagebrush
sagely
Saige
sagehood
sageness
sagelike
sagey
sagewort
sagy
sagehen
sageland
sageship
sagecraft
sagesse
saggio
saggezza
assaggiare
savia
saggistica
assaggiamento
savio
saviezza

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