Where does “salmastru” come from?

salmastru (Romanian) comes from Italian salmastro, from Old French saumastre, from Latin sale, from Ancient Greek Σάλη — Sale, Thrace, Greece.

salmastru (Romanian): brackish, slightly salty

Definitions

  1. brackish, slightly salty

Ancestry of “salmastru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansalmastrobrackish, salty; saltiness; salty taste or smell
2Old Frenchsaumastresalty; brackish
3Latinsaleablative singular of sāl; salt
4Ancient GreekΣάληSale, Thrace, Greece
Every word from Ancient Greek Σάλη →Every word from Latin sale →Every word from Old French saumastre →
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