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.
salsichão (Portuguese): Augmentative of salsicha
Ancestry of “salsichão”, step by step