Where does “savon” come from?

savon (Norman) comes from Old French savon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

savon (Norman): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “savon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsavonsoap
2LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “savon”

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