Where does “saponificare” come from?
saponificare (Romanian) comes from Romanian saponifica, from Italian saponificare, from Italian sapone, from Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpō, from Proto-Germanic saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European seyb- — to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,...
saponificare (Romanian): saponification
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- saponification
Ancestry of “saponificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | saponifica | to saponify |
| 2 | Italian | saponificare | to saponify |
| 3 | Italian | sapone | soap |
| 4 | Spanish | jabón | soap |
| 5 | Old Spanish | xabon | soap |
| 6 | Latin | sāpō | An ancient hair product |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |