myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of salsiera

Etymology of the Italian word salsiera

the Italian word salsiera

derived from the Italian word salsa

derived from the Latin word salsa

derived 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-