Where does “Buchstabensalat” come from?
Buchstabensalat (German) comes from German salāt, from Italian salata, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
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Ancestry of “Buchstabensalat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | salāt | — |
| 2 | Italian | salata | feminine singular of salato; salad, something... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 4 | Latin | Salo | — |
| 5 | Latin | saliō | — |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |