Etymology of the English word savoury
the English word
savouryderived from the Old French word
savourederived from the Old French word
savourerderived from the Late Latin word
saporarederived 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-derived from the Old French word
savouréDate
The earliest known usage of savoury in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in other languages
Italian
savouryUsage
Word found in Modern English
