Where does “saltworks” come from?
saltworks (English) comes from English Salt, from Latin saltus, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
saltworks (English): A place where salt is refined and prepared...
Definitions
- A place where salt is refined and prepared...
Ancestry of “saltworks”, step by step
saltworks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Salt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Salt | OS grid ref SJ9527 |
| 2 | Latin | saltus | A leap, jump; a leaping; A forest or mountain... |
| 3 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via English works
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | works | plural of work in its countable senses; API pl; A... |