Where does “Salgado” come from?

Salgado (English) comes from Spanish Salgado, from Galician salgado, from Old Portuguese salgado, from Vulgar Latin salicare, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “Salgado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSalgado
2Galiciansalgadosalty
3Old Portuguesesalgado
4Vulgar Latinsalicareto salt
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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