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Where does “saucijs” come from?

saucijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch salcijs, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saucijs (Dutch): A narrow sausage made of spiced mince

Definitions

  1. A narrow sausage made of spiced mince

Ancestry of “saucijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsalcijs—
2Latinsalsīcia—
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “saucijs”

  • sosis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →