Where does “sale” come from?
sale (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin sāl, from Proto-Italic sāls, from Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l.
sale (Vulgar Latin): ablative singular of sāl; salt
Definitions
- ablative singular of sāl; salt
Ancestry of “sale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | sāl | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sāls | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sḗh₂l | — |
Words derived from “sale”