Where does “chilensalpietari” come from?
chilensalpietari (Finnish) comes from Finnish salpietari, from Swedish salpeter, from Medieval Latin sal petrae, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
chilensalpietari (Finnish): Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre
Definitions
- Chile saltpeter, Chile saltpetre
Ancestry of “chilensalpietari”, step by step
chilensalpietari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish salpietari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salpietari | saltpetre, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate |
| 2 | Swedish | salpeter | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sal petrae | salt of the rock |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |