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 — salt.

dessalar (Catalan): to desalinate

Definitions

  1. to desalinate

Ancestry of “dessalar”, step by step

dessalar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan salar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansalarto salt; to speak Catalan in the salat variety
2Vulgar Latinsalare—
3Latinsalīre(jump, spring)
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Catalan des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalandesfrom
2Late Latinde ēx—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →