Where does “salmoura” come from?

salmoura (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese salmoira, from Late Latin salimuria, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salmoura (Portuguese): brine; canister used for brining; wet salt used...

Definitions

  1. brine; canister used for brining; wet salt used...

Ancestry of “salmoura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesesalmoira—
2Late Latinsalimuriasalt water
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →