Where does “parsasalaatti” come from?
parsasalaatti (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.
parsasalaatti (Finnish): celtuce, asparagus lettuce, celery lettuce, Chinese lettuce, stem lettuce cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its 15- to 20-centimeter stem
Definitions
- celtuce, asparagus lettuce, celery lettuce, Chinese lettuce, stem lettuce cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its 15- to 20-centimeter stem
Ancestry of “parsasalaatti”, step by step
parsasalaatti 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 parsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parsa | Synonym of ruokaparsa; asparagus; "Asparagus" |
| 2 | Russian | спа́ржа | asparagus |
| 3 | Italian | spáragio | — |
| 4 | Latin | asparagus | asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάραγος | asparagus; young shoots |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφάραγος | throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ | to jerk, to scatter |