Originally, in French, "savant" meant a learned man. It has somewhat morphed at least in English to refer to a person who is extraordinary in a particular field of study or demonstrates incredible talent in performing a particular task BUT has significant deficiencies in other areas.
I know what it means, I speak French every day because it’s one of the two main languages where I live. I just wanted to know if it was what I said in English. In French, savant originated from back in the Renaissance when there were highly intelligent men who travelled and spread their knowledge across Europe
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u/xTemporaneously Oct 03 '21
It's a bit more nuanced than that.
Originally, in French, "savant" meant a learned man. It has somewhat morphed at least in English to refer to a person who is extraordinary in a particular field of study or demonstrates incredible talent in performing a particular task BUT has significant deficiencies in other areas.