Where does “saucier” come from?
saucier (English) comes from English saucy, from English sauce, from Middle English sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
saucier (English): comparative form of saucy: more saucy; In a large...
Definitions
- comparative form of saucy: more saucy; In a large...
Ancestry of “saucier”, step by step
saucier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saucy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saucy | Similar to sauce; having the consistency or... |
| 2 | English | sauce | A liquid condiment or accompaniment to food;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sauce | A sauce or gravy; a liquid condiment; A solution... |
| 4 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |