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 saipǭEvery word from Latin sāpō
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