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Where does “savon” come from?

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

savon (Old French): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “savon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsāpō—
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “savon”

  • savon
  • savonneux
  • savonnerie
  • xà bông
  • xà phòng
  • savon
  • savonnette
  • savon
  • savony
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