Where does “salsa” come from?
salsa (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
salsa (Spanish): sauce, gravy; salsa
Ancestry of “salsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 2 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 3 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “salsa”