From the daily archives: Sunday, March 5, 2006
sipid (SIP-id) adjectiveHaving a pleasing taste or flavor.
[Back formation from insipid, from Late Latin insipidus, from in- (not) + sapidus (savory), from sapere (to taste, to know). Ultimately from Indo-European root sep ep- (to taste or perceive) that is also the source of sage, savant, savvy, savor, sapid, sapient, and insipid.]
-Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org)
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