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Etymology of the English word sagacious

the English word sagacious
using the English suffix -ous
derived from the Latin suffix -osus
derived from the Latin word sagax (keen-scented; acute, sharp)
derived from the Latin word sagire
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sag-
derived from the English word sagacity
derived from the French word sagacité
derived from the Old French word sagacite
derived from the Latin word sagacitas (keenness; acuteness)
derived from the Latin word sagax (keen-scented; acute, sharp)
derived from the Latin word sagire
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sag-

Date

The earliest known usage of sagacious in English dates from the 17th century.

Cognates

French sagace, Italian sagace, Latin sagax

Usage

Word found in Modern English




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