To taste or smell something slowly and carefully while enjoying it; to appreciate something fully.
From Old French 'savour' meaning 'taste' or 'flavor,' derived from Latin 'sapere' meaning 'to taste' or 'to be wise.' The connection between tasting and wisdom reflects how Romans valued sensory experience as a form of knowledge.
The word 'sapere' (to taste) is also the root of 'sapiens' in Homo sapiens—meaning 'wise man.' Ancient people literally connected wisdom with the sense of taste, which is why we still 'savor' good experiences rather than just having them!
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