Where does “salaatti” come from?
salaatti (Finnish) comes from Swedish sallad, from French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls.
salaatti (Finnish): salad; lettuce; any plant of the genus "Lactuca"
Definitions
- salad; lettuce; any plant of the genus "Lactuca"
Ancestry of “salaatti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | sallad | salad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically... |
| 2 | French | salade | salad; sallet |
| 3 | Italian | salada | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 5 | Latin | Salo | — |
| 6 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “salaatti”