Where does “water-salamander” come from?

water-salamander (English) comes from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.

water-salamander (English): Any salamander which habitually or permanently...

Definitions

  1. Any salamander which habitually or permanently...

Ancestry of “water-salamander”, step by step

water-salamander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English salamander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalamanderA long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of...
2Middle Englishsalamandre
3Old Frenchsalamandresalamander
4Latinsalamandrasalamander
5Ancient Greekσαλαμάνδραfire salamander
6Persianسمندرsalamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature...
7Persianسامfire; flame; swell, swelling
8Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
10Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via English water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaterA substance found at room temperature and...
2Middle Englishwaterwater; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,...
3Old Englishwæterwater
4Proto-West Germanicwatarwater
5Proto-Germanicwatōrwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwódr̥water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás