Where does “sabão” come from?

sabão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sabon, from Latin sāpōnem, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

sabão (Portuguese): soap

Definitions

  1. soap

Ancestry of “sabão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesabon—
2Latinsāpōnem—
3LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

Words derived from “sabão”

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