sage

Meanings

Adjective

• wise.
• grave; serious; solemn

Noun

• A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
• The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
• Any plant in the genus Salvia
• Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

Verb

• The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

Origin

• From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere ("to taste, to discern, to be wise"), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- ("to taste"). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
• From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus, see safe.
• Borrowed from Japanese sage, from Japanese 下げる ("to lower"). From 2channel.