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Where does “salsa” come from?

salsa (Latin) comes from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

salsa (Latin): nominative feminine singular of salsus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of salsus;...

Ancestry of “salsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
2Latinsāl—
3Proto-Italicsāls—
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “salsa”

  • sauce
  • saucepan
  • saucy
  • sassy
  • applesauce
  • saucily
  • sass
  • sauciness
  • sauceboat
  • saucier
  • sassiness
  • saucepot
  • sassily
  • saucebox
  • saucelike
  • saucepanful
  • sauceless
  • oversauce
  • béchamel sauce
  • awesome sauce
  • weaksauce
  • -sauce
  • crazysauce
  • dopesauce
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