Where does “salix” come from?

salix (English) comes from Translingual Salix, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

salix (English): Any member of the genus "Salix"; a willow

Definitions

  1. Any member of the genus "Salix"; a willow

Ancestry of “salix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualSalixthe willow; willow genus
2Latinsalixwillow; a willow branch
3Proto-Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →