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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.

salsicha (Portuguese): sausage; basset hound

Definitions

  1. sausage; basset hound

Ancestry of “salsicha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalsicciasausage
2Latinsalsīcia—
3Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
4Latinsāl—
5Proto-Italicsāls—
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂l—

Words derived from “salsicha”

  • salsichão
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l →