Where does “salchicha” come from?
salchicha (Spanish) comes from Italian salsiccia, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
salchicha (Spanish): sausage; hotdog
Definitions
- sausage; hotdog
Ancestry of “salchicha”, step by step
salchicha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian salsiccia
| 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 |
via Italian salciccia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | salciccia | Alternative form of salsiccia |