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Where does “sapon-” come from?

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

sapon- (English): Alternative form of sapo-

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sapo-

Ancestry of “sapon-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sapon-”

  • saponin
  • soyasaponin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →