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Where does “saponin” come from?

saponin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

saponin (English): Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant...

Definitions

  1. Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant...

Ancestry of “saponin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in—

Words derived from “saponin”

  • soyasaponin
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →