Latin

sal

‘salt’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin sal.

22 English words in this record descend from Latin sal, most familiar first.

• salary ← salarie ← salarie ← salaire ← salārium
• sauce ← sause ← *salsa ← salsus ← saliō
• salad ← salade ← salade ← salada ← *salāta
• sausage ← sawsiche ← sausiche ← salsīcia ← salsīcius
• cellar ← salière ← salier ← salarius
• sal
• saline ← salyne ← salīna
• salami ← salame ← sale
• salina
• salmi ← salmis ← salame ← sale
• salame ← sale
• saucisson ← saulcisson ← salsiccione ← salsiccia

More words from sal

• saler
• ensalada
• salume
• saucisse
• salify
• salumerie
• salogen
• salatim
• saliuresis
• sosiska

Etymograph / Latin sal