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Where does “salsuginis” come from?

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

salsuginis (Latin): genitive singular of salsūgō; saltness

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of salsūgō; saltness

Ancestry of “salsuginis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “salsuginis”

  • salsuginous
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →