Where does “salsa” come from?
salsa (Portuguese) comes from Spanish salsa, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salsa (Portuguese): parsley; salsa
Definitions
- parsley; salsa
Ancestry of “salsa”, step by step
salsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish salsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | salsa | sauce, gravy; salsa |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 3 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 4 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Latin [[salsa]] [[herba]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | [[salsa]] [[herba]] | — |