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Where does “salum” come from?

salum (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σάλος.

salum (Latin): the sea, main, deep, ocean; the sea in motion;...

Definitions

  1. the sea, main, deep, ocean; the sea in motion;...

Ancestry of “salum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσάλος—

Words derived from “salum”

  • isolation
  • insulin
  • salad
  • peninsula
  • isolate
  • isle
  • insular
  • islet
  • insulator
  • insulate
  • isolationism
  • isolationist
  • peninsular
  • insula
  • insularity
  • hyperinsulinemia
  • slaw
  • coleslaw
  • isolator
  • insulinoma
  • proinsulin
  • hyperinsulinemic
  • hyperinsulinism
  • isolable
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