Where does “sous” come from?

sous (Old French) comes from Latin solidus, from Proto-Italic soliðos, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- — whole.

sous (Old French): preserved in salt

Definitions

  1. preserved in salt

Ancestry of “sous”, step by step

sous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin solidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolidussolid; A solidus: a Roman ~23-carat gold coin...
2Proto-Italicsoliðos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-i-dʰ-o-sentire
4Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂-whole

via Frankish sultija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsultijasaltwater, brine
2Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
3Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray

Words derived from “sous”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Italic soliðos →