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