English
saliniform
From saline + -iform.
Formed from saline + -iform
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
Proto-Italic *sāls ‘salt’
Latin sal ‘salt’
Medieval Latin salīna ‘salt pan, salt works’
Middle English salyne
English saline
Today it means
adj Having the form or appearance of salt or of a salt.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “saliniform”. 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 / saliniform