Where does “såssnipa” come from?
såssnipa (Swedish) comes from Swedish sås, from French sauce, from Old French sause, from Vulgar Latin salsa, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
såssnipa (Swedish): a sauce boat, a gravy boat
Definitions
- a sauce boat, a gravy boat
Ancestry of “såssnipa”, step by step
såssnipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sås | gravy; sauce; semen |
| 2 | French | sauce | sauce |
| 3 | Old French | sause | sauce (condiment) |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | salsa | nominative feminine singular of salsus;... |
| 5 | Latin | salsus | salty, briny; salted; witty |
| 6 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |
via Swedish snipa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snipa | a type of double-ended (having a curved or pointed stern) boat |