Where does “saponifier” come from?
saponifier (English) comes from English saponify, from French saponifier, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
saponifier (English): Any reagent used for saponification
Definitions
- Any reagent used for saponification
Ancestry of “saponifier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | saponify | To convert into soap; To be converted into soap;... |
| 2 | French | saponifier | saponify |
| 3 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |