Sapid
/ˈsæpɪd/noun
Having a pleasant, distinctive flavor; flavorful.
Did you know?Sapid comes from Latin *sapidus*, from *sapere* meaning both “to taste” and “to be wise,” which is why words like *sage* and *savory* are distant cousins of “sapid.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sep-
“to taste, perceive by the senses”
Latin
Latin
sapere
“to taste; to have taste, be wise”
Latin
Latin
sapidus
“tasty, savory, full of flavor”
Late Latin
Latin
sapidus
“having taste or flavor”
14th Century
English
sapid
“having flavor or savor; tasteful”
Modern English
English
sapid
“pleasantly flavored or savory”