Etymology of the English word saucer
the English word
saucerderived from the Old French word
saussierderived from the Old French word
saucederived from the Latin word
salsaderived from the Latin word
salsus (salted, salty, preserved in salt)
derived from the Latin word
sallere (salt, salt down, preserve with salt)
derived from the New Latin word
sal (salt; wit)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sal-Date
The earliest known usage of saucer in English dates from the 14th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
