Where does “salāts” come from?

salāts (Latvian) comes from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo, from Latin saliō, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salāts (Latvian): lettuce; salad

Definitions

lettuce; salad

Ancestry of “salāts”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	salata	salted
2	Latin	Salo	that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón
3	Latin	saliō	to leap, jump, bound
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Words derived from “salāts”

salātõd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →