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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.

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
3Latinsāl—
4Proto-Italicsāls—
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →