Where does “saïl” come from?

saïl (Norman) comes from Old French sel, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

saïl (Norman): salt

Definitions

  1. salt

Ancestry of “saïl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchselsalt
2Latinsālsalt
3Proto-Italicsālssalt
4Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →