Where does “salsitxaire” come from?

salsitxaire (Catalan) comes from Catalan salsitxa, from Italian salsiccia, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salsitxaire (Catalan): sausagemaker

Definitions

  1. sausagemaker

Ancestry of “salsitxaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansalsitxasausage
2Italiansalsicciasausage
3Latinsalsīcia—
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →