Where does “salsichão” come from?

salsichão (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.

salsichão (Portuguese): Augmentative of salsicha

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of salsicha

Ancestry of “salsichão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesalsichasausage; basset hound
2Italiansalsicciasausage
3Latinsalsīcia—
4Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
5Latinsālsalt
6Proto-Italicsālssalt
7Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →