Where does “cão-salsicha” come from?

cão-salsicha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese salsicha, from Italian salsiccia, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

cão-salsicha (Portuguese): dachshund

Definitions

  1. dachshund

Ancestry of “cão-salsicha”, step by step

cão-salsicha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese salsicha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesalsichasausage; basset hound
2Italiansalsicciasausage
3Latinsalsīcia—
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Portuguese cão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecãodog; the Devil; white-haired
2Old Portuguesecão—
3Latincanuswhite; hoary; frothy
4Proto-Italickaznosgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱas-grayish-white; white, blond, grey; blond; grey;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →