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
1LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
2Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
3Proto-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 →