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Where does “saupoudreuse” come from?

saupoudreuse (French) comes from French saupoudrer, from French sel, from Middle French sel, from Old French sel, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

saupoudreuse (French): sprinkler, caster, dredger

Definitions

  1. sprinkler, caster, dredger

Ancestry of “saupoudreuse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsaupoudrerto salt; to sprinkle powder
2Frenchseltable salt, i.e. sodium chloride; salt; smelling...
3Middle Frenchselsalt
4Old Frenchselsalt
5Latinsāl—
6Proto-Italicsāls—
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →