Where does “saumâtre” come from?

saumâtre (French) comes from Old French saumastre, from Latin sale, from Ancient Greek Σάλη — Sale, Thrace, Greece.

saumâtre (French): salty and bitter; brackish; bitter

Definitions

  1. salty and bitter; brackish; bitter

Ancestry of “saumâtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsaumastresalty; brackish
2Latinsaleablative singular of sāl; salt
3Ancient GreekΣάληSale, Thrace, Greece
Every word from Ancient Greek Σάλη →Every word from Latin sale →Every word from Old French saumastre →