Where does “sausagefest” come from?
sausagefest (English) comes from English sausage, from Middle English sawsiche, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
sausagefest (English): An event populated almost entirely by men, with...
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- An event populated almost entirely by men, with...
Ancestry of “sausagefest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sausage | A food made of ground meat and seasoning, packed... |
| 2 | Middle English | sawsiche | sausage |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | sausiche | — |
| 4 | Old French | saucice | sausage |
| 5 | Latin | salsīcius | prepared with salt |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |