saporo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapōrem, French saveur, Italian sapore, Spanish sabor.

Noun

saporo (plural sapori)

1. (food) taste, flavour

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sep-

Proto-Italic *sapjō

Latin sapiō

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Italic *-ōs

Latin -or

Latin sapor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin sapōrō

From sapor + -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [saˈpoː.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [saˈpɔː.ro]

Verb

sapōrō (present infinitive sapōrāre, perfect active sapōrāvī, supine sapōrātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive, Late Latin) to flavour, make tasty

Conjugation

   Conjugation of sapōrō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	sapōrō		sapōrās		sapōrat		sapōrāmus		sapōrātis		sapōrant
	imperfect	sapōrābam		sapōrābās		sapōrābat		sapōrābāmus		sapōrābātis		sapōrābant
	future	sapōrābō		sapōrābis		sapōrābit		sapōrābimus		sapōrābitis		sapōrābunt
	perfect	sapōrāvī		sapōrāvistī, sapōrāstī2		sapōrāvit, sapōrāt2		sapōrāvimus, sapōrāmus2		sapōrāvistis, sapōrāstis2		sapōrāvērunt, sapōrārunt, sapōrāvēre2
	pluperfect	sapōrāveram, sapōrāram2		sapōrāverās, sapōrārās2		sapōrāverat, sapōrārat2		sapōrāverāmus, sapōrārāmus2		sapōrāverātis, sapōrārātis2		sapōrāverant, sapōrārant2
	future perfect	sapōrāverō, sapōrārō2		sapōrāveris, sapōrāris2		sapōrāverit, sapōrārit2		sapōrāverimus, sapōrārimus2		sapōrāveritis, sapōrāritis2		sapōrāverint, sapōrārint2
passive	present	sapōror		sapōrāris, sapōrāre		sapōrātur		sapōrāmur		sapōrāminī		sapōrantur
	imperfect	sapōrābar		sapōrābāris, sapōrābāre		sapōrābātur		sapōrābāmur		sapōrābāminī		sapōrābantur
	future	sapōrābor		sapōrāberis, sapōrābere		sapōrābitur		sapōrābimur		sapōrābiminī		sapōrābuntur
	perfect	sapōrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	sapōrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	sapōrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	sapōrem		sapōrēs		sapōret		sapōrēmus		sapōrētis		sapōrent
	imperfect	sapōrārem		sapōrārēs		sapōrāret		sapōrārēmus		sapōrārētis		sapōrārent
	perfect	sapōrāverim, sapōrārim2		sapōrāverīs, sapōrārīs2		sapōrāverit, sapōrārit2		sapōrāverīmus, sapōrārīmus2		sapōrāverītis, sapōrārītis2		sapōrāverint, sapōrārint2
	pluperfect	sapōrāvissem, sapōrāssem2		sapōrāvissēs, sapōrāssēs2		sapōrāvisset, sapōrāsset2		sapōrāvissēmus, sapōrāssēmus2		sapōrāvissētis, sapōrāssētis2		sapōrāvissent, sapōrāssent2
passive	present	sapōrer		sapōrēris, sapōrēre		sapōrētur		sapōrēmur		sapōrēminī		sapōrentur
	imperfect	sapōrārer		sapōrārēris, sapōrārēre		sapōrārētur		sapōrārēmur		sapōrārēminī		sapōrārentur
	perfect	sapōrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	sapōrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		sapōrā		—		—		sapōrāte		—
	future	—		sapōrātō		sapōrātō		—		sapōrātōte		sapōrantō
passive	present	—		sapōrāre		—		—		sapōrāminī		—
	future	—		sapōrātor		sapōrātor		—		—		sapōrantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		sapōrāre			sapōrārī, sapōrārier1			sapōrāns			—
future		sapōrātūrum esse			sapōrātum īrī			sapōrātūrus			sapōrandus
perfect		sapōrāvisse, sapōrāsse2			sapōrātum esse			—			sapōrātus
future perfect		—			sapōrātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		sapōrātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		sapōrandī		sapōrandō		sapōrandum		sapōrandō		sapōrātum		sapōrātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

• French: savourer
• Italian: saporare

References

• “saporo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.