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English word sap comes from Latin sappa (A sort of mattock.), Late Latin sappa
sappa (Latin)
A sort of mattock.
sappa (Late Latin)
sape (French)
(colloquial) fashion, style. (in the plural) outfit (regional, agriculture) a small scythe. (regional, agriculture) hoe, mattock.
sap (English)
(intransitive) To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.. (transitive) To gradually weaken.. (transitive) To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.. (transitive) To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.. (transitive, military) To pierce with saps. (military) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost [...]