Sapere etymology

Latin

Latin word sapere comes from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-, Proto-Indo-European *sep-, and later Proto-Italic *sapiō (Discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?). Taste.)

Etymology of sapere

Detailed word origin of sapere

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*seh₁p- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*sep- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*sh₁pi- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*sh₁p-i- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*sapiō Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?). Taste.
sapere Latin (lat)

Words with the same origin as sapere

Descendants of *seh₁p-

sapiens