Where does “saponite” come from?

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

saponite (English): A trioctahedral smectite mineral

Definitions

  1. A trioctahedral smectite mineral

Ancestry of “saponite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →
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