Where does “salp” come from?

salp (Dutch) comes from Latin salpa, from Ancient Greek σάλπη — Salema porgy.

salp (Dutch): salp, any member of the class Thaliacea

Definitions

  1. salp, any member of the class Thaliacea

Ancestry of “salp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsalpaA kind of stockfish
2Ancient GreekσάλπηSalema porgy
Every word from Ancient Greek σάλπη →Every word from Latin salpa →