Etymology of the English word salmon
the English word
salmonderived from the Old French word
saumonderived from the Classical Latin word
salmoDate
The earliest known usage of salmon in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
samlet,
salmonberryCognates
Dutch
saline, Dutch
zalm, English
salina, French
saline, French
saumon, German
Saline, Italian
salamone, Provençal
salmo, Spanish
salmon, Swedish
salin
