Where does “friseesalaatti” come from?
friseesalaatti (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaatti, from Swedish sallad, from French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl — salt.
friseesalaatti (Finnish): curly endive, frisée, Cichorium endivia var. crispum trade name for the leaves of this plant
Definitions
- curly endive, frisée, Cichorium endivia var. crispum trade name for the leaves of this plant
Ancestry of “friseesalaatti”, step by step
friseesalaatti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish salaatti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salaatti | salad; lettuce; any plant of the genus "Lactuca" |
| 2 | Swedish | sallad | salad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically... |
| 3 | French | salade | salad; sallet |
| 4 | Italian | salada | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 6 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 7 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 8 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Finnish frisée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | frisée | — |