sapient

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 466 words | Copyright

sapient (now usu. iron.) wise. XV. — OF. sapient or L. sapiēns, -ent-, prp. of sapere Have a taste, be sensible or wise, rel. to OS. afsebbian perceive, notice, OHG. intseffen notice, taste, OE. sefa mind, understanding, OS. sebo, ON. sefi; see -ENT
So sapience XIV. — OF. — L. sapientia. sapiential †pert. to wisdom XV; pert. to the ‘wisdom’ books of the Bible XVI. — F. sapiential or ChrL. sapientiālis.

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