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Where does “saltweed” come from?

saltweed (English) comes from English Salt, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saltweed (English): Any of various plants of the genus "Atriplex"

Definitions

  1. Any of various plants of the genus "Atriplex"

Ancestry of “saltweed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSalt—
2LatinsaltusA leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain...
3Latinsaliō—
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →