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
Ancestry of “saponificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sapone | soap |
| 2 | Spanish | jabón | soap |
| 3 | Old Spanish | xabon | soap |
| 4 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “saponificare”