Where does “salpeter” come from?
salpeter (Swedish) comes from Medieval Latin sal petrae, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.
Ancestry of “salpeter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | sal petrae | salt of the rock |
| 2 | Latin | sāl | salt |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sāls | salt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | salt |