1. Etymology of the Italian word salsa
the Italian word
salsaderived 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-Derivations in Italian
salsato,
salsiera,
salsiereDerivations in other languages
Romanian
salţăCognates
Dutch
saus, English
sauce, French
sauce, German
Soße, Icelandic
sósa, Spanish
salsa, Swedish
sos2. Etymology of the Italian word salsa
derived from the Italian word
salsaderived from the Old Spanish word
salsaderived 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-
