Where does “whiskysovs” come from?
whiskysovs (Danish) comes from Danish sovs, from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
whiskysovs (Danish): whisky sauce
Definitions
- whisky sauce
Ancestry of “whiskysovs”, step by step
whiskysovs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sovs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sovs | sauce |
| 2 | French | sauce | sauce |
| 3 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 5 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Danish whisky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | whisky | whiskey |