Where does “saucissonner” come from?

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

saucissonner (French): to slice, slice up; to chop up, divide up

Definitions

to slice, slice up; to chop up, divide up

Ancestry of “saucissonner”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	saucisson	Large sausage, often well-spiced and dried such...
2	French	saucisse	sausage
3	Old French	saucice	sausage
4	Latin	salsīcius	prepared with salt
5	Latin	salsus	salty, briny; salted; witty
6	Latin	sāl	salt
7	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
8	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Words derived from “saucissonner”

saucissonnage

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →