Where does “μαρουλοσαλάτα” come from?

μαρουλοσαλάτα (Greek) comes from Greek μαρούλι, from Byzantine Greek μαρούλιον, from Ancient Greek ἀμαρούλιον, from Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃- — to be hot; to burn.

μαρουλοσαλάτα (Greek): lettuce salad

Definitions

  1. lettuce salad

Ancestry of “μαρουλοσαλάτα”, step by step

μαρουλοσαλάτα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μαρούλι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμαρούλιlettuce
2Byzantine Greekμαρούλιονlettuce
3Ancient Greekἀμαρούλιον
4Latinamārusbitter (taste)
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃mósraw; uncooked; bitter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eh₃-to be hot; to burn

via Greek σαλάτα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσαλάταsalad; mess
2Venetiansałatasalad; lettuce
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eh₃mósEvery word from Latin amārus
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