Where does “salsitson” come from?

salsitson (Tagalog) comes from Spanish salchichón, from Spanish salchicha, from Italian salsiccia, from Latin salsīcia, from Latin salsus, from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l — salt.

salsitson (Tagalog): bologna; Bologna sausage

Definitions

  1. bologna; Bologna sausage

Ancestry of “salsitson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishsalchichónthick sausage for slicing
2Spanishsalchichasausage; hotdog
3Italiansalsicciasausage
4Latinsalsīcia
5Latinsalsussalty, briny; salted; witty
6Latinsālsalt
7Proto-Italicsālssalt
8Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂lEvery word from Proto-Italic sālsEvery word from Latin sāl
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