Where does “salmeria” come from?

salmeria (Italian) comes from Italian salma, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω, from Proto-Indo-European twenk- — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.

salmeria (Italian): train (group of military vehicles)

Definitions

  1. train (group of military vehicles)

Ancestry of “salmeria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalmabody, corpse; remains
2Late Latinsaumapacksaddle; burden saddle, burden
3Latinsagmasaddle
4Ancient GreekσάγμαA covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;...
5Ancient Greekσάττωto stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European twenk-Every word from Ancient Greek σάττωEvery word from Ancient Greek σάγμα