Where does “saciccio” come from?

saciccio (Neapolitan) comes from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saciccio (Neapolitan): sausage

Definitions

  1. sausage

Ancestry of “saciccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsīciusprepared with salt
2Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “saciccio

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl