Where does “sal petrae” come from?
sal petrae (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sal petrae (Medieval Latin): salt of the rock
Ancestry of “sal petrae”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “sal petrae”