Where does “sèl” come from?
sèl (Haitian Creole) comes from French sel, from Middle French sel, from Old French sel, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sèl (Haitian Creole): alone; only; salt
Ancestry of “sèl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sel | table salt, i.e. sodium chloride; salt; smelling... |
| 2 | Middle French | sel | salt |
| 3 | Old French | sel | salt |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |