Where does “Salgado” come from?

Salgado (Spanish) comes from Galician salgado, from Old Portuguese salgado, from Vulgar Latin salicare, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

Ancestry of “Salgado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciansalgadosalty
2Old Portuguesesalgado
3Vulgar Latinsalicareto salt
4Latinsālsalt
5Proto-Italicsālssalt
6Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt

Words derived from “Salgado

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl