myEtymology.com: French etymology of sage

Etymology of the French word sage

the Old French word sage

derived from the Latin root *sapius

derived from the Vulgar Latin word sapere (taste of; understand; have sense)

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

English sage, Italian saggio, Portuguese sage, Portuguese sages

Dutch salie, English sage, French sauge, German Salbei, Italian saggio, Italian savio, Italian salvia, Norwegian salvie, Portuguese salva, Portuguese sabio, Provençal sage, Spanish sabio, Spanish salvia, Swedish salvia

Word found in Old French