Where does “waldorfinsalaatti” come from?
waldorfinsalaatti (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.
waldorfinsalaatti (Finnish): Waldorf salad type of salad, consisting of apple, walnuts, celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing
Definitions
- Waldorf salad type of salad, consisting of apple, walnuts, celery, and mayonnaise or a mayonnaise-based dressing
Ancestry of “waldorfinsalaatti”, step by step
waldorfinsalaatti 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 English Waldorf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Waldorf | — |
| 2 | German | Walldorf | a part of the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany |
| 3 | German | dorf | village rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 4 | Middle High German | dorf | village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) |
| 5 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |