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Where does “saucice” come from?

saucice (Old French) comes from Latin salsīcius, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.

Ancestry of “saucice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsalsīcius—
2Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →