Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “jégsaláta” come from?

jégsaláta (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian saláta, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

jégsaláta (Hungarian): iceberg lettuce

Definitions

  1. iceberg lettuce

Ancestry of “jégsaláta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansalátalettuce; salad; a tattered, well-thumbed, worn...
2Latinsāl—
3Proto-Italicsāls—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →