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Where does “salaatin” come from?

salaatin (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.

salaatin (Finnish): Genitive singular form of salaatti; of lettuce

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of salaatti; of lettuce

Ancestry of “salaatin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalaattisalad; lettuce; any plant of the genus "Lactuca"
2Swedishsalladsalad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically...
3Frenchsaladesalad; sallet
4Italiansalada—
5Vulgar Latinsalatasalted
6LatinSalo—
7Latinsaliō—
8Latinsāl—
9Proto-Italicsāls—
10Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →