Savoring
/ˈseɪ.vər.ɪŋ/noun
The act of enjoying or appreciating something fully and slowly.
Did you know?English savor ultimately comes from Latin sapor, “taste,” from the same ancient root behind words for wisdom and knowing — because in old Indo-European thought, to taste was to understand.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sep-
“to taste, to perceive”
Latin
Latin
sapor
“taste, flavor”
Old French
Old French
savour
“taste, flavor; pleasant smell”
Middle English
English
savouren
“to taste, smell, perceive the flavor of”
Modern English
English
savoring
“enjoying or appreciating something fully and slowly”