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Where does “σαπούνιον” come from?

σαπούνιον (Byzantine Greek) comes from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

σαπούνιον (Byzantine Greek): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “σαπούνιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsāpō—
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “σαπούνιον”

  • saponification
  • saponin
  • unsaponifiable
  • saponaceous
  • saponify
  • saponifiable
  • sapogenin
  • nonsaponifiable
  • soyasaponin
  • saponifier
  • sapindaceous
  • saponaceousness
  • sapo-
  • sapon-
  • nonsaponaceous
  • saponule
  • sapo
  • saponem
  • jabonoso
  • jabonería
  • enjabonar
  • jabonar
  • jaboncillo
  • jabón
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