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savoir

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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.)

*sēik- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sep- (Proto-Indo-European)

*seh₁p- (Proto-Indo-European)

*ski- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sh₁pi- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sh₁p-i- (Proto-Indo-European)

*skijō (Proto-Italic)

sciendus (Latin)

*sapiō (Proto-Italic)

Discern, can tell apart, know (the difference?). Taste.

sapio (Latin)

(figuratively) I am wise or sensible, discern.. I have good taste or discernment.. I taste of, smack of, have a flavour of.

*sapeo (Latin)

(Vulgar Latin) I know.. (Vulgar Latin) I taste of.

*sapēre (Vulgar Latin)

saveir (Old French)

savoir (French)

To be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative conditional). To know (something). To know how (to do something) Knowledge.

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