Where does “salicoque” come from?

salicoque (French) comes from French salir, from French salé, from French saler, from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salicoque (French): shrimp

Definitions

  1. shrimp

Ancestry of “salicoque”, step by step

salicoque traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French salir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsalirto dirty, make dirty; to sully
2Frenchsalésalted; salty; saline; costly; spicy, colourful
3Frenchsalerto salt
4Vulgar Latinsalare—
5Latinsalīre(jump, spring)
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via French coque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoqueshell; the casing of a phone; hull
2Old Frenchcoqueshell; a type of small boat
3Latincoccuma scarlet berry of various plants; a gall of...
4Ancient Greekκόκκοςgrain, seed, kernel; The kermes oak; insects of...

Words derived from “salicoque”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →