Latin
suāvis
‘sweet’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin suāvis.
5 English words in this record descend from Latin suāvis, most familiar first.
- suave
- assuage ← aswagen ← asuagier ← *assuāviō
- suavity ← suavite ← suavité ← suāvitās
- suaviate ← suavior ← suāvium
- suavitude ← suāvitūdō
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Etymograph / Latin suāvis