Where does “souse” come from?
souse (Middle English) comes from Old French sous, from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.
souse (Middle English): to salt pickle
Ancestry of “souse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | sous | preserved in salt |
| 2 | Latin | solidus | solid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | soliðos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s | entire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | solh₂- | whole |
Words derived from “souse”