Where does “selada” come from?
selada (Malay) comes from Malay salada, from Dutch salade, from Middle Dutch salade, from Middle French salade, from Old French salade, from Italian salada, from Vulgar Latin salata, from Latin Salo — salt.
selada (Malay): lettuce
Definitions
- lettuce
Ancestry of “selada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | salada | — |
| 2 | Dutch | salade | salad; lettuce; A sallet, a salade |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | salade | — |
| 4 | Middle French | salade | — |
| 5 | Old French | salade | — |
| 6 | Italian | salada | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | salata | salted |
| 8 | Latin | Salo | that flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón |
| 9 | Latin | saliō | to leap, jump, bound |
| 10 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |