Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “taramosalata” come from?

taramosalata (English) comes from Greek ταραμοσαλάτα, from Greek σαλάτα, from Venetian sałata, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

taramosalata (English): a Greek and Turkish dish of fish roe , lemon...

Definitions

  1. a Greek and Turkish dish of fish roe , lemon...

Ancestry of “taramosalata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekταραμοσαλάταtaramosalata
2Greekσαλάταsalad; mess
3Venetiansałatasalad; lettuce
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →