Where does “salsuginous” come from?

salsuginous (English) comes from Latin salsugo, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salsuginous (English): Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes

Definitions

  1. Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes

Ancestry of “salsuginous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsugosalinity, saltiness, brackishness; salt-water,...
2Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →