Where does “Marseille soap” come from?

Marseille soap (English) comes from English Marseille, from French Marseille, from Latin Massilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία, from Ancient Ligurian mas — spring.

Marseille soap (English): A kind of hard soap, made from vegetable oils

Definitions

  1. A kind of hard soap, made from vegetable oils

Ancestry of “Marseille soap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarseille—
2FrenchMarseille—
3LatinMassilia—
4Ancient GreekΜασσαλίαMarseille
5Ancient Ligurianmasspring
Every word from Ancient Ligurian mas →Every word from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία →Every word from Latin Massilia →