Where does “saponina” come from?

saponina (Italian) comes from French saponine, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

saponina (Italian): saponin

Definitions

  1. saponin

Ancestry of “saponina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaponinesaponin
2LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →