Etymology of the English word salina
the English word
salinaderived from the Spanish word
salinaderived from the Latin word
salinaederived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-derived from the Medieval Latin word
salina (salt-pans)
Date
The earliest known usage of salina in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
saline, Dutch
zalm, English
salmon, French
saline, French
saumon, German
Saline, Italian
salamone, Provençal
salmo, Spanish
salmon, Swedish
salinUsage
Word found in Modern English
