Etymology

sapid

Sa·pid
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Today it means: tasty, flavoursome Full definition →

Latin sapidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *sapjō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sep-
  2. Proto-Italic*sapjō
  3. Latinsapiō
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  5. Latinsapidus
  6. English todaysapid

From Latin sapidus, from sapiō (“to taste”). Doublet of savoury.

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