Where does “tomatsaus” come from?
tomatsaus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk saus, from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
tomatsaus (Norwegian Nynorsk): tomato sauce
Definitions
- tomato sauce
Ancestry of “tomatsaus”, step by step
tomatsaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk saus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | saus | sauce; genitive singular of sau |
| 2 | French | sauce | sauce |
| 3 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 5 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |