Where does “saponificare” come from?

saponificare (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,...

saponificare (Italian): to saponify

Definitions

  1. to saponify

Ancestry of “saponificare”, 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,...

Words derived from “saponificare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →