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Where does “saucisse” come from?

saucisse (English) comes from French saucisse, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saucisse (English): A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth...

Definitions

  1. A long and slender pipe or bag, made of cloth...

Ancestry of “saucisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaucissesausage
2Old Frenchsaucice—
3Latinsalsīcius—
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →