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
Ancestry of “savon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sāpō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |
Words derived from “savon”