Where does “saucissonnage” come from?
saucissonnage (French) comes from French saucissonner, from French saucisson, from French saucisse, from Old French saucice, from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls — salt.
saucissonnage (French): chopping up, interrupting, salami slicing
Definitions
- chopping up, interrupting, salami slicing
Ancestry of “saucissonnage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | saucissonner | to slice, slice up; to chop up, divide up |
| 2 | French | saucisson | Large sausage, often well-spiced and dried such... |
| 3 | French | saucisse | sausage |
| 4 | Old French | saucice | sausage |
| 5 | Latin | salsīcius | prepared with salt |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |