Where does “saline” come from?
Saline comes from Middle French salin, from Latin sal meaning "salt," from Proto-Indo-European seh₂l-.
saline (English): Containing salt; salty; Resembling salt; Water...
Definitions
- Containing salt; salty; Resembling salt; Water...
Ancestry of “saline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | salyne | — |
| 2 | Middle French | salin | — |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “saline”