Where does “salem” come from?

salem (Latin) comes from Latin sal, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salem (Latin): accusative singular of sāl

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of sāl

Ancestry of “salem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsalt; wit
2Proto-Italicsālssalt
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sal →