English
protosalt
From proto- + salt.
Proto-Indo-European *pér ‘through’
Proto-Indo-European *pró ‘forwards, before’
Proto-Hellenic *pró
Ancient Greek πρό ‘before’
Ancient Greek πρῶτος ‘first’
English proto-
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
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Proto-Germanic *saltą ‘salt’
Proto-West Germanic *salt ‘salt’
Old English sealt ‘common salt’
Middle English salt
English salt
Today it means
noun The form of a salt of a particular base/acid combination that has the lowest proportion of base.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “protosalt”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / protosalt