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Where does “salciccia” come from?

salciccia (Italian) comes from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salciccia (Italian): Alternative form of salsiccia

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of salsiccia

Ancestry of “salciccia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
2Latinsāl—
3Proto-Italicsāls—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “salciccia”

  • salchichón
  • salchicha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →