Where does “sal petrae” come from?

sal petrae (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

sal petrae (Medieval Latin): salt of the rock

Definitions

  1. salt of the rock

Ancestry of “sal petrae”, step by step

sal petrae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin sāl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsālsalt
2Proto-Italicsālssalt
3Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Latin petra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpetrastone, rock
2Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

Words derived from “sal petrae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →