The story
- Latin · derived fromverbum sapienti sat est“a word is enough to a wise man”
- English todayverb. sap.
A shortening of Latin verbum sapienti sat est (“a word is enough to a wise man”). Compare verbum sat.
Words from the same roots
Latinverbum sapienti sat est all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.