sabio

/ˈsabjo/ · A2 · adj

wise

🦉 sabio: from saber (to know) — same root as savvy and sage

Spanish saber means to know; a sabio is one who knows. English savvy comes from the same verb (sabe = he knows), and sage shares the Latin root sapere, to be wise. Homo sapiens = the wise human.

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