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

*sep- (Proto-Indo-European)

to try, research

*seh₁p- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sh₁pi- (Proto-Indo-European)

*sh₁p-i- (Proto-Indo-European)

*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)

sapere (Italian)

(ambitransitive) to be able to, can, could (know how to). (ambitransitive) to know information. (ambitransitive) to taste, smell. (transitive) to come to know, become informed of, find out Knowledge, learning.

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