French word savoir comes from Proto-Indo-European *sēik-, Proto-Indo-European *sep-, Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-, Proto-Indo-European *ski-, and later Proto-Italic *sapiō (Discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?). Taste.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sēik- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sep- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *seh₁p- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ski- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sh₁pi- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *sh₁p-i- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *skijō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| sciendus | Latin (lat) | |
| *sapiō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?). Taste. |
| sapio | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) I am wise or sensible, discern.. I have good taste or discernment.. I taste of, smack of, have a flavour of. |
| *sapeo | Latin (lat) | (Vulgar Latin) I know.. (Vulgar Latin) I taste of. |
| *sapēre | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| saveir | Old French (fro) | |
| savoir | French (fr) | To be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative conditional). To know (something). To know how (to do something) Knowledge. |