Where does “dessalar” come from?
dessalar (Catalan) comes from Catalan salar, from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
dessalar (Catalan): to desalinate
Ancestry of “dessalar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | salar | to salt; to speak Catalan in the salat variety |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | salare | — |
| 3 | Latin | salīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |