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 — salt.

saline (Italian): feminine plural of salino; plural of salina

Definitions

  1. feminine plural of salino; plural of salina

Ancestry of “saline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalinosaline; salty; third-person plural present...
2Italiansalareto salt; To add salt; to brine
3Vulgar Latinsalare—
4Latinsalīre(jump, spring)
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →