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Where does “sausage” come from?

Sausage comes from Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman saussiche, from Late Latin salsicia, from Latin salsicius meaning "salted," ultimately derived from Latin sal meaning "salt."

sausage (English): A food made of ground meat and seasoning, packed...

Definitions

  1. A food made of ground meat and seasoning, packed...

Ancestry of “sausage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsawsiche—
2Anglo-Normansausiche—
3Old Frenchsaucice—
4Latinsalsīcius—
5Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
6Latinsāl—
7Proto-Italicsāls—
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “sausage”

  • sausagelike
  • sausagemaker
  • sausagemaking
  • sausagey
  • sausagy
  • sausage kerb
  • sausage fest
  • sausage sizzle
  • sausagefest
  • ソーセージ
  • 소시지
  • soseji
  • sosis
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