Etymology of the English word saline
the English word
salinederived from the Late Latin word
salinusderived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-Date
The earliest known usage of saline in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
salinize,
salinometer,
desalinate,
desalinizeUsage
Word found in Modern English
