Where does “sauzal” come from?
sauzal (Spanish) comes from Spanish sauce, from Old Spanish salze, from Latin salix, from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.
sauzal (Spanish): A grove of willows
Ancestry of “sauzal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | sauce | willow |
| 2 | Old Spanish | salze | willow |
| 3 | Latin | salix | willow; a willow branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sl̥H-ik- | — |