Where does “săpunăriță” come from?

săpunăriță (Romanian) comes from Romanian săpun, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...

săpunăriță (Romanian): soapwort

Definitions

  1. soapwort

Ancestry of “săpunăriță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansăpunsoap
2LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
3Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyb-to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saipǭ →Every word from Latin sāpō →
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