Where does “soyasaponin” come from?
soyasaponin (English) comes from English soya, from Dutch soja, from Japanese そい, from Japanese 醤油, from Middle Chinese 醬油, from Middle Chinese 醬 — bean paste.
soyasaponin (English): Any of a family of triterpene glycoside saponins...
Definitions
- Any of a family of triterpene glycoside saponins...
Ancestry of “soyasaponin”, step by step
soyasaponin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English soya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soya | Alternative form of soy |
| 2 | Dutch | soja | soy |
| 3 | Japanese | そい | 醤油 soy sauce |
| 4 | Japanese | 醤油 | soy sauce |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 醬油 | — |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 醬 | bean paste |
via English saponin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saponin | Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant... |
| 2 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 3 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |