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Where does “sausiche” come from?

sausiche (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

Ancestry of “sausiche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaucice—
2Latinsalsīcius—
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →