Where does “saponaio” come from?

saponaio (Italian) comes from Italian sapone, from Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

saponaio (Italian): a person who makes or sells soap

Definitions

  1. a person who makes or sells soap

Ancestry of “saponaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansaponesoap
2Spanishjabónsoap
3Old Spanishxabonsoap
4LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
5Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb-
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