Where does “lehtisalaatti” come from?
lehtisalaatti (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.
lehtisalaatti (Finnish): lettuce; leaf lettuce
Ancestry of “lehtisalaatti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 8 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |