Where does “salpicar” come from?

salpicar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sal, from Old Portuguese sal, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salpicar (Portuguese): to salt; to sprinkle

Definitions

  1. to salt; to sprinkle

Ancestry of “salpicar”, step by step

salpicar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese sal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesalsalt; bath salt; wit; the quality of being...
2Old Portuguesesal—
3Latinsālsalt
4Proto-Italicsālssalt
5Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

via Portuguese Picar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePicarto sting pierce with a small, sharp point
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →