Etymology of the English word savor
the English word
savorderived from the Old French word
savourderived from the Classical Latin word
sapor (taste, flavor; sense of taste)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
sapere (taste of; understand; have sense)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sep-Derivations in English
savored,
savoringUsage
Word found in Modern English
