Where does “saline” come from?
saline (Italian) comes from Italian salino, from Italian salare, from Vulgar Latin salare, from Latin salīre, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
saline (Italian): feminine plural of salino; plural of salina
Definitions
- feminine plural of salino; plural of salina
Ancestry of “saline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | salino | saline; salty; third-person plural present... |
| 2 | Italian | salare | to salt; To add salt; to brine |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | salare | — |
| 4 | Latin | salīre | — |
| 5 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |