Where does “salmorrar” come from?

salmorrar (Catalan) comes from Catalan salmorra, from Latin salimuria, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salmorrar (Catalan): to brine

Definitions

  1. to brine

Ancestry of “salmorrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansalmorrabrine
2Latinsalimuriasalt water
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →