[sav.vy] vb sav.vied ; sav.vy.ing [alter. of sabi know (in English-based creoles and pidgins), fr. Pg sabe he knows, fr. saber to know, fr. L sapere to be wise--more at sage] (1785): understand
[2]savvy n (ca. 1785): practical know-how "political ~" -- savvy adj