Where does “salsamole” come from?
salsamole (English) comes from English salsa, from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salsamole (English): A combination dip of salsa and guacamole
Definitions
- A combination dip of salsa and guacamole
Ancestry of “salsamole”, step by step
salsamole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English salsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | salsa | A spicy tomato sauce, often including onions and... |
| 2 | Spanish | salsa | sauce, gravy; salsa |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 4 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via English guacamole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guacamole | An avocado-based greenish dip with onions,... |
| 2 | Spanish | guacamole | guacamole |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | āhuacamōlli | Avocado sauce; guacamole |
| 4 | Central Nahuatl | ahuacatl | avocado |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | āhuacatl | avocado; testicle; avocado; testicle, avocado |
| 6 | Proto-Nahuan | pa:wa | avocado |