savant
English
/səˈvɑnt/, /ˈsæv.ənt/
noun
Definitions
- A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
- A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
- A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
Etymology
Borrowed from French savant derived from Latin sapiō (I am wise, taste, I know, taste of, have a flavor of, be wise, have a good discernment, I taste of) root from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p- (research, try).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*seh₁p-
Gloss
research, try
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Cognates and derived terms
- savantish English
- savantism English
- savvy English
- *sapius Latin
- *sapēre Latin
- consipio Latin
- desipio Latin
- homō Latin
- insipientia Latin
- resipisco Latin
- sapere Latin
- sapidus Latin
- sapientia Latin
- sapiēns Latin
- sapiō Latin
- sapiō, sapere, sapio Latin
- sapor Latin
- sapĕre, sapio Latin
- sapōrem, sapor Latin
- sibus Latin
- īnsipidus Latin
- sapere Italian
- idiot savant French
- savamment French
- savant French
- savez(-vous), savez French
- *seh₁p- Proto-Indo-European
- *sep- Proto-Indo-European
- *sep-, *seh₁p- Proto-Indo-European
- insipient Old French
- *sapiō Proto-Italic
- sap Volapük
- savei Ladin
- savér Emilian