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Where does “salamoiare” come from?

salamoiare (Italian) comes from Italian salamoia, from Late Latin salimuria, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salamoiare (Italian): To pickle in brine

Definitions

  1. To pickle in brine

Ancestry of “salamoiare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalamoiabrine, pickle
2Late Latinsalimuriasalt water
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →