Etymology Explorer › Esperanto

Where does “savon” come from?

savon (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto savo, from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם.

savon (Esperanto): accusative singular of savo

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of savo

Ancestry of “savon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosavosalvation, salvage
2Esperanto-oNominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
3Spanish-óA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
4LatinAramaicus—
5Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκός—
6AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
7Aramaicארמיא—
8Aramaicארם—
Every word from Aramaic ארם →