Where does “sósublettur” come from?
sósublettur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sósa, from Danish sovs, from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls.
sósublettur (Icelandic): a sauce stain
Ancestry of “sósublettur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sósa | sauce |
| 2 | Danish | sovs | sauce |
| 3 | French | sauce | sauce |
| 4 | Old French | sause | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 6 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 7 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |