saponification (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[saponification 词源字典]
1801, from French saponification, from saponifier, from Modern Latin saponificare, from sapon- "soap" (see soap (n.)) + -ficare, from Latin facere "to make, do" (see factitious).[saponification etymology, saponification origin, 英语词源]