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Where does “saucisse” come from?

saucisse (French) comes from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saucisse (French): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “saucisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaucice—
2Latinsalsīcius—
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “saucisse”

  • saucisson
  • saucisse
  • saucisse polonaise
  • saucisson
  • saucisse italienne
  • saucisse chinoise
  • saucissonner
  • saucissonnage
  • saucijs
  • xúc xích
  • sosisli
  • sosissiz
  • sosis
  • სოსისი
  • سوسیس
  • sosis
  • Zoossiss
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