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Where does “salsero” come from?

salsero (English) comes from Spanish salsero, from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salsero (English): A salsa performer; A salsa dancer. Specifically...

Definitions

  1. A salsa performer; A salsa dancer. Specifically...

Ancestry of “salsero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalserosalsa; salsa-loving; salsa musician
2Spanishsalsasauce, gravy; salsa
3Vulgar Latinsalsanominative feminine singular of salsus;...
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →