Where does “salexigens” come from?

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

salexigens (Latin): demanding salt

Definitions

  1. demanding salt

Ancestry of “salexigens”, step by step

salexigens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsālsalt
2Proto-Italicsālssalt
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Latin exigēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinexigēnsdriving out, demanding, weighing, examining
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →