Where does “săpuneală” come from?

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

săpuneală (Romanian): soaping

Definitions

  1. soaping

Ancestry of “săpuneală”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliansapunisoap
2Romaniansăpunsoap
3LatinsāpōAn ancient hair product
4Proto-Germanicsaipǭsoap
5Proto-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 →