myEtymology.com: English etymology of savvy

Etymology of the English word savvy

the English word savvy

derived from the English word corruption

derived from the French word corruption

derived from the Classical Latin word corruptio (corruption; bribery, seduction from loyalty)

derived from the Latin word corruptus (incorrect, improper, disorderly; rotten, decayed; infected)

derived from the Latin word corrumpere (pervert, corrupt, deprave; spoil, rot; taint)

derived from the Late Latin word rumpere (break; destroy)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *reup-

using the Latin prefix con- (together)

derived from the Latin prefix com-

derived from the Latin word cum (with)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

derived from the Spanish word sabe?

The earliest known usage of savvy in English dates from the 18th century.

Word found in Modern English