Where does “salt cellar” come from?
salt cellar (English) comes from English cellar, from Middle English seler, from Old French celier, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
salt cellar (English): A small open container holding salt for use in...
Definitions
- A small open container holding salt for use in...
Ancestry of “salt cellar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | cellar | An enclosed underground space, often under a... |
| 2 | Middle English | seler | — |
| 3 | Old French | celier | cellar |
| 4 | Latin | cellārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 6 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |