Where does “Sałata” come from?
Sałata (Polish) comes from Italian insalata, from Italian insalato, from Italian insalare, from Italian are, from Italian aere, from Old French aire, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
Sałata (Polish): lettuce
Definitions
- lettuce
Ancestry of “Sałata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | insalata | lettuce; salad; hotchpotch, mishmash |
| 2 | Italian | insalato | past participle of insalare |
| 3 | Italian | insalare | to season with salt; to salt; to cause to become... |
| 4 | Italian | are | Archaic form of aere; plural of ara |
| 5 | Italian | aere | air; appearance, aspect; nature, disposition |
| 6 | Old French | aire | appearance; semblance |
| 7 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |