Where does “salsicha” come from?

salsicha (Portuguese) comes from Italian salsiccia, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salsicha (Portuguese): sausage; basset hound

Definitions

sausage; basset hound

Ancestry of “salsicha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	salsiccia	sausage
2	Latin	salsīcia	—
3	Latin	salsus	salty, briny; salted; witty
4	Latin	sāl	salt
5	Proto-Italic	sāls	salt
6	Proto-Indo-European	*sḗh₂l	salt

Words derived from “salsicha”

salsichão
cão-salsicha

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →Every word from Proto-Italic sāls →Every word from Latin sāl →